Differentphilos□phical□□hoolshaveof□□redvari□usinterp□e□at□□nsofRen□haDeBenYu□n.I□Confuc□anism,□e□isseena□aninherentqu□lity□hatcanbe□ulti□ated□hroug□e□ucation,self-di□cip□ine□an□□oralpractice.Menci□□,a□ro□□nentConfucianthink□□,arguedthathumanbeings□□□bornw□□haninna□esenseofg□odn□s□,whichcanbe□u□tured□□d□ev□lopedt□roughpro□er□uidanc□a□deducation.Xunzi,anotherCo□fucianphilo□□pher□□□oka□o□epessimisticview,□□ggestingthathumannatureisinherentlyselfish□nd□h□tm□ralvirtuesm□stbeimposedthrou□hstrictsocia□□ormsandi□□t□□utions.□/p□□p>Differen□philosop□icalscho□lshaveoffere□v□riousinterpr□tati□□so□□enZhaDeBe□Yuan.InConfucia□ism,Renisseenasaninh□rentqu□litythat□anb□cultivatedthroug□educa□ion,s□lf-dis□ipline,andmoralpractice.Me□cius,apro□in□ntConfuc□□n□hinke□,arguedthathu□a□beingsareb□rn□ithani□□atese□seofgoodness,w□ichcanbenurt□redanddevelop□□th□ou□h□roperguidanceand□duca□ion.Xu□zi,anotherC□□□ucianphil□soph□r,tookam□repessimist□cv□ew,□□g□estingt□□□hum□nnatureisinherent□yselfi□□an□t□□tmoralvirtue□mustbeimposedthroughstric□so□i□lno□msandi□s□itu□io□s□ Dif□□□en□phi□□sophicals□hoolshaveoff□r□dva□□ou□□nterpr□t□□ionsofRenZhaDeBenYuan.InConfucianism,Renisseen□sanin□erentqualitythatcanbecult□v□tedthrougheducation,s□lf-di□c□□□ine,andmo□alp□actice.Me□□ius,aprominentConfuci□nth□nk□r,□rgued□ha□h□□anbeingsa□□bo□nwit□aninnatesenseofgood□□□s,wh□chcanbenurturedandde□elopedthroughp□op□rguidanceanded□□ation.Xunzi,anotherConfuci□np□ilos□phe□,tookamorepessimisti□view,suggesting□hath□mannatureis□nheren□□yselfisha□dthatmoralv□rtu□sm□stbeimposedthro□ghst□icts□ci□lnor□sandinstitutio□s.□/p> D□□□erent□hiloso□hica□schoolsha□eoff□□edvari□usint□rpr□ta□ions□fRenZha□eBenYua□.InConfucianism□R□nisseenas□ninherentqual□tythatcanbe□□l□iva□edt□roughed□□ation,self□discipl□ne,andmoralp□ac□i□e.M□nciu□,a□rom□□entC□nfucian□h□nke□,arguedthat□umanbeingsarebo□n□ithaninnat□senseofgoo□nes□,whic□canbenurtur□danddeve□opedt□roughp□□pe□gui□ance□ndeduca□i□n.Xunz□,a□□therCon□ucian□hi□osophe□,t□okamorepes□im□s□ic□iew,suggestingthathuman□atureis□nh□□e□tlyse□fish□n□thatmora□□i□□uesm□stbei□pose□thro□ghs□r□ctsocialn□r□sandin□tit□tio□s. Differentphilosophicalsc□oo□sha□eof□eredv□ri□usinterpr□tations□fRenZhaDeB□nYua□.I□C□nfucia□i□m,Re□issee□asani□here□tq□alityth□tcanbecul□ivatedthrougheducation□self-discip□i□□,andmoralpractice.Menc□us,ap□om□ne□t□onfuc□anthinker,ar□uedt□ath□manbeings□r□bornwithani□nates□nseofgoodnes□,whichca□ben□r□uredan□dev□loped□hroughprope□g□idancean□education.□unzi,anot□erConf□cianphilos□pher,tookamorepessim□s□ic□i□□,suggestingthat□uman□atureis□□herentlyselfis□andthat□□ral□ir□□e□mustbeim□o□□dthroughstric□soc□alnor□sa□□institutio□s.□/p□ D□□ferentph□los□ph□calschoolshave□fferedv□ri□usinterpr□tation□ofR□nZha□e□enYuan□In□onf□cianism,Renisseenas□ninher□ntqua□itythat□anbeculti□□tedthrou□he□ucation,s□lf-d□s□ipli□e,andmo□a□pr□ctic□.M□nc□us,aprominentConfucia□thinker,argue□thathumanbeings□□ebor□□ith□n□nnatesenseofgoodness,w□i□hcanb□n□rtured□nd□evelopedthroug□□ropergui□anc□andeducation.Xu□zi,anothe□Confucianp□ilosophe□,tookamo□□□essimist□cview,sugges□ingt□athumannat□reisi□herent□yselfi□h□ndthatmoralvi□tuesmus□bei□posedt□□o□ghstr□ctsocial□orms□n□ins□itutions.