□ifferentphilos□phica□□□hools□□□□off□redvariou□interpre□a□io□□ofR□n□haDeBenYuan□InConfuc□anism,Renis□eenasanin□erentqua□itythat□anbec□lt□v□tedthrou□heducation,sel□-discipline□andmoralpr□ctic□.Mencius,ap□ominentConfucianth□n□er□□□gue□□hat□u□anbeingsarebornwithan□nnatesen□□of□□odne□s,whic□canbenurt□redanddevelope□□hroughprope□gui□□nc□□ndeduca□□o□□Xunz□,ano□herCo□fuc□anphil□sopher,tookamorep□ssimis□□cview,s□□ge□tingt□a□huma□natureisinh□rentlyself□sh□ndthatmor□□virtu□smu□tbeimposedt□rough□trictsocialn□□m□a□din□□i□uti□n□. D□fferen□□h□loso□hical□ch□olsh□v□offeredvar□ous□nter□□□t□tionsofRenZhaD□□e□Yua□.InConfucianis□,□eni□□eenasaninher□ntqua□ityt□atc□nbecultivatedthroughe□u□ation,s□lf□discipline□□ndm□r□lpract□ce.Menci□s□aprominentConfuci□nthinker,arguedthathumanb□ings□r□bornw□□□aninnatesens□o□□ood□e□s,w□i□hcanbenurture□a□ddevelope□th□o□□hpropergu□danceandeducation.Xunzi□a□ot□erConfucianphi□osopher,t□okamorepe□simis□icvi□w,su□ge□tin□thathumannatureisinheren□lys□l□ishandthat□ora□virt□e□mustbeimpo□edthroughstr□c□socialnormsandinstitu□ions. Differ□ntphiloso□hicalsch□ols□aveoffere□variousinterpretat□□n□ofRenZhaDeBenYuan.InCon□ucia□is□,□□niss□ena□aninherentqua□ity□□atc□□becu□tivatedth□o□ghe□□cation,sel□□di□cipline,a□dmoralpractice.Menci□s,aprominentConfuc□a□thinker,argue□thathumanbeingsare□ornwithaninnatesenseof□□odness□whichcanbenurturedanddevelopedthroug□properguidanceand□ducatio□.Xu□zi,an□ther□on□ucian□hilosopher,too□amorepe□simi□ticview,□□gge□t□□gt□athumannatureisi□he□entl□selfishandth□tmoralvi□t□esmustbeimpo□e□throughstrictsocia□nor□sandinsti□utions.□> Diff□rentphilos□phica□sc□oolshave□fferedva□ious□nterpreta□ion□o□Re□ZhaDe□en□ua□.I□Confuciani□m,Renissee□as□n□nherent□ual□tyt□□tca□becul□ivatedt□roughedu□□ti□n□□e□f-discipli□e,a□dmora□practice.Mencius,ap□□mi□□ntC□□□ucian□□inker□a□gue□□hathuman□e□□gsarebo□□w□thaninna□□senseofgoodness□whichcanb□nurture□anddevelop□dthrough□r□perg□idanceandeducation.Xunzi,anothe□Confucia□phi□osopher,too□a□orepes□imi□tic□iew,su□gestingthathumann□tureisi□□e□ently□elfishandthatmora□virtuesmustbeimposedt□roughs□rictsocialn□r□sandinstitut□ons.□□p> Differentphil□soph□calschool□h□veofferedvariousinte□p□etati□□so□RenZhaDe□e□Yuan.InC□nf□cianis□,Ren□sseenasaninhe□entqualitythatc□n□eculti□at□dthrou□heduca□io□,self-discipli□e,andm□ralpract□ce.Mencius,ap□om□ne□tConfucianthi□ker□arguedthathum□nbein□s□□e□□rnwit□aninn□□□senseofgood□ess,whichc□n□enur□□r□danddevelopedthro□g□proper□uidanceandeducatio□.Xun□i,an□therConfu□ianphi□osop□er,too□am□re□□s□imis□i□□iew,suggestingthat□um□nn□tureisin□erently□elfishandthatm□ralvirtu□sm□st□e□□pos□dth□oug□strictsocialnormsandinstitutions. D□□fe□entphiloso□hicals□□ool□haveoffe□edvariousinterpret□ti□n□ofRenZhaDe□en□uan.InCo□fu□□a□□s□,Reniss□en□s□n□nher□ntquali□ythatcanbeculti□at□dth□oughed□c□tion,self-discipline,□ndmoralpractice.Mencius,aprominentConfucianthinke□,arguedt□a□humanbei□gs□rebornwith□ninna□esense□f□oodness,whichcanbenurture□anddevel□□e□throughprope□guidancean□ed□ca□ion.Xun□i□anothe□Con□ucianp□□losopher□tookamorepes□imis□icvi□w,□u□gestingthath□m□n□atureisin□□ren□□yse□□ishandthatmoralv□rtuesmust□eimposedthrou□hstric□so□ialnormsandinstituti□ns.