Differ□□tphil□sop□ical□c□ools□a□eo□feredvarious□nterpretationsof□e□Z□aD□BenYuan□InConfucianism,Renisseenasani□he□e□□qua□□ty□hat□anbecult□vatedthrougheduc□tion,se□f□di□cip□ine,an□moralpracti□□□Men□ius,□promi□entCo□fuc□anthinker,a□guedthat□□m□nb□ingsarebo□nw□t□□ninnates□□seofgoodness□whic□□anben□rt□redanddevelo□edth□oughp□operguidanceandeducatio□.X□n□i,anotherC□nfuc□anp□iloso□her□□ookamorepessi□i□ticview,□ugge□tingtha□human□atureisinherentlyse□fishan□that□oralvirtuesmustbeim□os□dt□ro□gh□trictsocialnormsand□nsti□utions□□/p> <□□Different□h□losophic□lsc□oolshaveoffe□edvariousinterpretationsofRe□Zha□eBenYuan.□nConfu□ianism,Renisse□nasaninhe□entqual□tythatcanbec□ltiv□t□dt□□oughe□u□□tion,self-discipli□e,andmoralpractic□.Menci□s□apromin□nt□onfucianthinker,argue□that□uman□e□ng□ar□bo□nwi□haninnatese□seof□ood□ess,whichc□nben□rtu□□□□nddevelop□dthro□□hp□operguidan□eandedu□□tion.Xu□zi,ano□h□r□onfucian□hilo□o□her□tookamorep□ssim□□ticview,su□gestingthat□umann□tu□e□sinherentlyse□fis□□ndthatmor□lvirtue□mu□tbeim□o□e□throu□hs□rictsocia□□ormsand□nstitution□.<□p□□□>Differentphilosophi□alscho□lshaveofferedv□riousinterpreta□ionsofRenZhaDeBenY□an.InConfu□ianism,Re□isseenasaninhe□e□t□ualit□thatcan□□cultivate□throughe□□□a□□on,self-discipl□ne,an□m□ralpractice.Mencius,aprominentConfucian□□inker,arguedtha□huma□beingsarebor□w□thaninn□tesen□eofgoodne□□,whic□□a□ben□□tur□d□nddevelope□□□roughpropergui□□nceand□ducation.Xunzi,an□therConfu□i□nphil□so□her,□ookamorepe□s□□isticvi□w□suggesting□hathumann□□urei□inherentlyselfish□□dthatmora□□irtuesmus□be□mp□□edt□roughstrictsocia□□o□msandinstitutions. D□ffere□tphi□osoph□cal□choolsha□eofferedvariousinterpretationsofRenZhaDeBenYuan.I□Confucianism,Renisseenasaninh□rentqualitythatcanbeculti□at□d□hrou□□education,□□lf-d□s□iplin□,andm□ralpract□ce.M□ncius,apr□minentConfuc□anthinker□arguedthat□u□anbeingsa□ebornwitha□innatesenseo□goodness□whichca□benurtureda□ddevel□p□dthroughproperg□idan□□andeducation.□□nz□,a□other□onfu□i□n□hiloso□her,tookamorep□ssimisticview,□uggesti□gthathum□nnatureisinher□□□l□□elfishandt□□t□oralvirtues□□stbe□m□□□edt□ro□ghs□rictsocialnorms□ndinstitutions. Di□f□r□ntph□losophicalschoolshaveo□f□□edv□riousi□□erp□e□atio□sofRenZhaDeBen□□an.In□onfucian□sm□R□nisseena□aninheren□qualitytha□c□n□eculti□atedthroug□educa□□on□self-d□scipline,andmor□l□r□ctice.Mencius,apro□inentCon□u□ian□hinker,argu□□t□athumanbeing□□rebornwithaninnatesen□eofgood□□ss,whichc□n□e□urture□andd□velope□□hroug□p□ope□guidanc□□ndeduc□tion.Xu□zi,anothe□Confu□ian□□□□□□□pher,tookamo□ep□ssi□isti□view,suggestingthathu□ann□□ureisinherentlyselfis□andtha□mor□lvir□uesmustb□im□osedthroughs□rictso□ia□normsa□d□□stitutions.