Di□fe□□ntp□□lo□ophic□ls□hoolshaveoffere□v□r□ousin□erpre□a□ions□f□e□Zh□D□Ben□uan.I□Confu□ianism,Re□issee□a□an□nhe□entquality□hat□anbecu□tivat□d□hrough□du□ati□n,□elf-discipl□n□□an□mo□a□practice.M□ncius,aprom□nent□onfucianthinker,a□gue□thathuma□□eingsareb□rnwithani□□atesense□fgoo□ne□s,□□□chcanbenur□□redanddevelopedthr□ughpr□per□uidancea□dedu□a□ion.X□n□i□a□ot□erCon□□□i□n□□ilosopher,t□ok□mor□pe□simisticv□ew,suggestingthathumannat□reisinherentl□s□lfi□handtha□mo□alvirtu□sm□stbeimp□sedthrou□hstrictsoci□lnormsandi□stituti□ns. Dif□□□entp□iloso□hicalsc□ools□aveoffered□ariousin□□r□retati□nso□R□nZhaD□BenYuan.InConfucianism,Renissee□□s□□inhere□tq□alitytha□canbec□ltivat□dth□ougheducati□n,self-disciplin□,andmor□lpr□c□□ce.Menciu□,ap□omin□□□Conf□cianth□n□er,arguedthathumanbeingsareborn□i□haninna□□□ense□f□oodness□which□anben□rturedanddeveloped□h□oug□p□oper□□□danceandeducat□on.Xunzi,anotherC□nfucia□philosopher,□ook□mor□pessi□isticview,□uggesting□ha□humannatureisi□he□en□lysel□ishandt□atmoral□irt□esmustbeimpose□thro□ghstrictsoci□lnormsandinst□□utions□□/p□ □□ffe□entphilo□op□icalsc□oolshaveoffere□□ariousinterpreta□ionsofRenZ□aDeBenYuan.InConfucianism□R□□iss□ena□an□nhere□tquali□ythatcanbecultivate□throughedu□ation□self-discip□ine,a□dmoralpractice.Mencius□apro□□nentConfucianthin□er,argue□□hathumanbein□sareborn□ithaninnate□e□seofgoodn□□s,whichcanbenurture□andd□vel□pedthroughp□oper□uidancean□education.Xunzi□an□□herConfucian□hi□os□pher,tookamo□epe□si□ist□cvie□,su□□□st□n□□hath□mannatu□eisinherent□□selfisha□dthat□ora□vi□tues□ustbe□mposedt□roughstrictsocialnormsandinst□tutions.□□ Diff□rentph□□osophicalscho□lshave□ffe□edvariousinterpret□tio□□ofRenZh□D□Ben□u□□.□nConfucianism,Renisseenasaninh□rent□uali□ythatcanbec□ltivat□dt□ro□gheducation,□elf-dis□ipline,andmoralpractice.Menciu□,□promi□entConfuci□□thinker,ar□uedthathum□nbeingsarebornwithaninnatesenseofgoodness,whichcanben□r□ure□a□ddevel□ped□hro□ghp□op□rguidanceandeducat□on.Xunzi,a□o□her□□nfucianphilosopher□to□kamorep□ssim□sticview,su□ge□tingthathumannatureis□nherentlysel□i□handthatmoralvirtu□sm□□tbeimpose□throughstrictsocia□nor□sand□nstitutions. Differen□ph□□oso□hi□alschoolsh□v□□ffer□□variou□□nterpret□□□o□s□□□enZhaDe□enY□an.InConfucianism,Reni□seen□sa□inhe□e□tqualityth□t□anbec□ltivat□dt□rougheducation,sel□-d□scipline,andmoralpract□ce□□□ncius,apr□minentConfuci□nth□nker□argu□dthath□manbeingsarebornwit□a□□nn□t□senseofgoo□□es□□whichcanben□rturedandde□□lopedth□o□gh□rop□rguidanceanded□cati□n.Xunzi,anothe□Conf□cian□hiloso□□er,□ookamorepes□imisticview,suggestin□that□u□□□natur□isinhe□e□tlysel□is□andthatm□r□lvirtuesm□stbe□mpose□throughst□ictso□ialn□□msand□nstit□tio□s. Differ□□□ph□□osophicalsc□ool□haveoff□redv□rio□si□□erpretati□□so□□enZhaDeBe□Y□an.InConfuciani□m,□enisseenasani□her□ntqua□i□y□hatcanbecultivatedth□oug□e□ucati□n,self-□is□ipline,a□d□oralpra□□ice.Mencius,aprominentConf□cian□hinker,a□guedthathumanb□in□sarebornwithanin□at□s□nseo□go□dness□whichc□□b□nu□t□redanddevel□pe□□hrough□roperguid□nce□ndeducati□n.Xun□i,anotherConfucianphilosopher□t□okamorep□□simisticv□ew,suggestingthathum□nnat□reisi□he□entlyselfisha□dtha□mor□□virtuesmustbeimposedthroughstr□□tsocial□or□sandinsti□ut□ons.