Differ□n□philosophi□al□choolshaveoff□red□ario□sin□e□pret□t□o□so□RenZ□aDeBe□□uan.InConfucianism,□eni□seenasaninh□r□ntquali□□□hatcanbecultivatedt□□□ughe□uca□ion,s□lf-discipline,andmor□lpract□ce.Mencius,apromi□en□Conf□cianthinker,argu□dt□ath□manbeingsar□bor□w□thanin□□tesenseof□ood□ess,whi□hca□be□urtur□d□nddevelopedthroughp□op□□guidancea□deducation□□unzi,ano□her□□nfucianphilosopher,tookamorep□ssimistic□iew,su□ges□ingthathum□nn□tureisinher□ntly□e□□□shan□th□tmo□alvi□tues□ustbeimp□se□t□roughs□rictso□□alnormsandinstitutions.<□p> <□>Differentphilosop□ica□sch□□lshaveofferedvar□ousinter□re□ationsofRenZhaDeBenYuan.In□onfucianism,□enis□ee□asani□heren□qua□itythat□anbec□lti□atedthrou□heducation,sel□-discipline□□ndmora□p□ac□i□e.Men□iu□,ap□omi□ent□onfucia□th□nker,argued□hathumanbe□ngsare□□rnwitha□□□nates□nseo□goodness,whichcanbe□urtured□nddevelopedt□rough□rop□rgui□an□e□ndedu□□tion.Xunzi,anotherConfuci□nphilo□opher□tookam□repes□imisticvie□,suggestingthat□umannatur□isinhe□entlyselfishan□t□□t□oralvirt□es□□stbe□mpo□edt□rough□tr□ctso□ialno□ms□ndins□ituti□n□. Dif□e□entph□losophicalschoolshav□of□eredvariousinterpr□tation□ofRen□haDe□en□□an□InCo□fuc□a□□□m,Renis□eena□anin□e□entqua□itythatcan□ecult□vatedthrougheduca□ion,self-discip□ine,□n□moralpra□tice.Me□cius,aprominentCon□□cianthinker□□□gued□hathum□nbeingsarebornwi□han□nnate□enseo□goodnes□,□hichca□benurture□andde□el□pedth□o□ghpr□perg□idan□eandeducati□n.Xun□i□anotherConfuc□anphilosop□□r,tookamo□epessimisticv□e□,□uggesti□gth□th□mannatu□eisi□her□ntlyselfi□handthatmoralvirt□esm□stbeimposedthrou□h□tricts□□□aln□rmsandinstitutio□s. Dif□erentp□ilosoph□calschoolsh□ve□ffe□□dv□riousi□□erp□e□ations□f□enZ□aDeBenYuan.In□onfucianism,Renis□□en□saninh□rentqua□ityt□atcanbecu□ti□atedthroughe□ucation,self-discipline,andmo□al□□ac□ice.Me□cius,apr□minentConfucian□h□□□er,argu□□thathum□n□ei□gsareb□r□withaninnat□sen□eo□goodness,whi□hcanbenurtu□ed□nd□e□□l□pedthrou□hp□opergui□anceandeducati□n.X□□z□,ano□h□□□onf□cian□hilosop□er,tooka□orepe□simisti□view,s□gges□ingthath□m□nnaturei□inherentlyselfishandthatm□ralvirtuesmustbeimp□sedthro□ghst□ictsocialnorms□ndins□itu□ions□□> Differentphiloso□□i□alsch□olshaveof□ere□v□r□o□□inte□pretationsofRenZhaDeBenYuan.InC□n□ucianism,□□ni□□□□□asaninhere□□□ualit□thatc□nbecultiv□ted□□rougheducation,□el□□disci□line,andm□ralprac□ice.Mencius,apromine□tConfucianthin□er,argue□t□athumanbeingsar□b□□nwi□han□nnates□ns□ofgoo□ness,which□anb□nu□tu□edanddevelo□□□throughproperguidanceandedu□ation.Xu□zi□anotherCon□uc□anphilos□p□er,tookam□□epessimisticview□□uggestingthathumannatureisinher□ntl□selfish□ndth□t□oral□irtuesmus□beim□osedthrou□hstric□so□ia□no□msandi□sti□u□□ons□□/□>