□iffere□□phi□os□phicalschools□□veof□□redv□r□ousint□r□retationso□Re□Zh□DeBe□□uan.InConfucianism□Reni□□eenasaninher□n□quality□□atc□nbecultivatedthrougheduc□tio□,self-di□ci□line,□ndmoralpractice.Menciu□,aprominen□Confucianthinker,arguedthathumanbeings□rebor□wit□□ninnatesenseofgoodne□s,whichcan□□nurtured□nddevelope□thro□ghprop□rguidanceandeduc□tion.Xunz□,□n□t□erCo□fucianphilosopher,□o□kamorepessimi□ticview□su□gestin□t□ath□□annatu□eisinherentlyse□□i□handthatm□□alvirtues□ustbeimposedthroughstri□tsocia□no□msa□dinstit□ti□ns.□/p> D□f□eren□philosophicalscho□l□haveo□f□redvariou□in□erpretationso□RenZh□DeBe□Yuan.InConfuci□nis□□Reni□see□asaninh□r□ntqu□□itythatcanbecultivate□th□□ugheducation,self□disc□□line,a□dmoralpractice.Mencius,aprominentConfuci□nt□ink□r□arg□edt□athum□nbe□ngsareb□r□withaninnatesens□ofgoodnes□,whichca□b□nurture□an□devel□pedthroughproperg□□d□□□ea□deducat□on.X□nzi,an□therConfu□ianp□□□□□□p□er,to□□amorepe□simisticview,sugges□ingthathu□annatureisi□herentlyselfis□andtha□m□ralvirtuesmus□beimpo□edt□rou□□strictsocialnormsandinstitutions□□> D□ffe□□□□philos□phicalschoolsh□□eofferedv□rio□sinterpretat□onsof□en□haD□Be□Yuan.□nConfuciani□m,Renisseenasaninhere□tqua□□t□thatcanbecul□ivat□dthroughed□ca□io□,s□lf-□iscipline,□ndmo□□l□ractice.□encius,□prominent□onfucia□thinke□,ar□uedtha□h□manbeings□rebor□withaninnatesenseofgoodness,whichcanbenurturedanddevelo□edthroughp□ope□guidanc□a□deducation□X□nzi,a□otherC□□fucianphilosopher,□oo□amore□□ssimist□cview,suggestingthat□um□nnatureisinher□ntlyselfisha□dthatmoralvirtu□sm□stbe□mposedthro□ghstrictsocialno□ms□ndinstitu□ions.□/p> Diffe□□□tph□lo□ophical□□hoolsh□□eofferedvario□sinte□p□etationsof□enZha□e□enYu□□.InConfu□i□nism,Renis□een□□aninherentqu□li□y□□atcanbecultivatedthrougheducation,□e□f-□iscipline,andm□ralprac□ice□Menciu□,ap□ominentConfucianthinker□arguedthath□man□ein□□are□□rnwithani□□ate□ense□fgoodn□ss,whichcan□enu□turedan□□e□elo□e□throughpro□□□guidan□□andeducation.Xunzi,□notherConfu□ianphilo□opher,took□m□repessimisticv□□w,□u□ges□ingthat□umanna□ureisinhe□entlyse□fishand□hatm□□alvirt□□smustb□imposedth□□u□hstr□□tsocialnormsand□□stitutions. Di□ferent□hilosophicalschoolshaveofferedvar□ous□nt□r□□etatio□so□RenZhaDeBenYuan.I□Confuc□anism,Renis□eenasani□□erentqual□ty□ha□ca□becult□va□□d□h□□ugheducation,self-□isciplin□,andmora□pr□cti□e.Men□ius,aprom□n□nt□o□fuc□ant□inker,a□guedth□thumanbeingsareb□□nwit□aninnatesenseofgoodness,□hi□hc□n□enurt□redand□evelopedthrou□hprop□□guidanceandeducatio□□Xunz□,a□otherCon□ucianp□□losopher,t□okamorep□ssimisti□□iew,su□gest□□gth□t□uma□natureisi□□erentlyselfishand□hatmoralvirtuesm□st□eim□osedt□roughstric□soci□l□□□msandinst□tuti□ns.<□p□ □i□fer□ntph□loso□□ic□l□ch□o□shaveoffe□ed□ario□sinterpretat□onsof□enZ□aD□BenYuan.InConfucianis□,Renisseen□sanin□e□entqualit□tha□canbecul□ivatedt□rou□□educ□tion,□elf-d□sc□pline□an□□o□a□practice.Mencius,aprominentConfuc□anthin□er□argue□that□u□□nb□ingsarebornwit□anin□atesen□eofgo□dness,whic□canbenurturedan□dev□lopedthroughpr□□e□guidancean□e□u□□ti□□□X□nzi,□noth□rConf□c□□nphi□os□pher□tookamorepessimist□c□i□w,suggestingthathum□nnat□reisinherentl□selfishandthatm□r□lvi□tu□smustbe□mposed□h□oughstric□socialn□rmsan□□nsti□ut□ons.