Diff□□e□t□□i□o□op□ical□c□oolshave□□fer□dvariousinterpretati□n□ofRenZh□□e□□nYu□n.InCo□f□c□an□sm,Reni□seena□anin□erentq□al□tyth□tcanbe□□ltiva□edthr□ug□education,self-discipline,□ndmor□lpr□ctice.Mencius,a□r□minentConfu□□a□thinker,□r□ued□hat□um□nbeingsarebornw□thaninnat□s□ns□□f□o□dness,whichcanbenurtur□da□□developedthro□ghproperguid□n□eand□ducatio□.Xun□□,anot□erCon□u□ianphilos□pher,tookamorepessim□stic□iew,suggest□n□□hathuma□□atureisi□herentlysel□ishandthat□□ralvirtuesmustbe□mposedt□ro□ghstr□ctsocialnormsandinst□tutions. D□ff□r□ntphi□osophic□lsc□oolshav□offeredvari□usinter□r□tationso□R□nZhaDeBenYuan.InConfuciani□m□Renisseenasani□her□ntqualitythatcanbecultiva□edthroughe□ucation,self-discipline,□ndmoralp□□ct□ce.M□ncius,aprominen□Co□fuci□nthinker,arguedthat□umanbeingsare□ornw□tha□inn□tesenseof□oodness,whichcanbenurt□redand□e□elop□dthro□ghproperguid□nceand□ducation□Xu□zi□anotherConfuci□np□il□sopher□tooka□or□pessi□is□ic□iew,su□gestingthat□umann□tur□isinh□□entlysel□□□handthatmoral□irtuesmust□eimposedthroughstr□c□socialnormsandinst□tu□ions.□/p>□p>D□ffere□tph□losophical□c□□olsha□eofferedvariou□inter□retationsofRenZha□□Be□□uan.In□on□ucian□sm,Renisseenasa□inherentquali□ythatca□□ecul□ivatedthr□ughed□ca□ion,self-dis□ipline,andmoralpr□c□ice.Menc□u□,□pro□i□entC□nfucian□hinker,arg□edt□□□humanbeingsareborn□it□aninnatesen□eofgoodness,w□ic□□□nb□nurturedanddevelo□edthroughp□o□erguidanceandedu□ation.Xun□i,anotherConf□cia□□hilos□pher□too□amorepessimistic□□ew,suggest□□□thathuma□natu□eisin□erentlys□lfishandthatmoralv□r□ue□mustbeimp□se□th□ou□hstrictsocialnormsa□dinstitutions□<□p□ □iffer□ntphilos□phic□□sch□olshaveoffe□edvariousinte□pret□t□ons□□RenZh□□e□e□Yu□n.InCo□fucianism□Reniss□e□asani□h□rent□ualitythatc□nbec□ltivatedt□ro□gh□ducation□self-disci□□in□,and□oral□ractice.Mencius,apromi□en□Co□f□cian□hinker,□r□ue□□ha□humanb□ingsarebornwit□aninnatesen□eof□□odn□□s,whichc□□benurturedan□devel□pedt□□ou□□p□opergu□d□□ceandeducation.Xunz□,anotherConfucianphilosopher,t□o□amore□essi□isticvi□□,suggestingthathumannatureisin□e□entlysel□□shandtha□moralvirt□esmu□tbeim□osed□h□oughstr□ct□ocial□orms□□di□stitu□ions. Differ□n□philosop□icalscho□l□ha□eofferedvari□usinterpre□ationsofRenZhaD□BenYuan.InConfucianism,Reniss□en□sani□□e□en□□uali□ytha□□an□ecult□va□edthroug□educ□t□on,□□lf-discipli□e,and□oralpractice.Menc□us,a□□o□inentConfucianthinker,a□guedthathumanbeingsa□e□ornwit□ani□natesenseo□goo□ness,whichcanbenurt□□□danddeveloped□hro□ghprop□rguida□ceandeducat□on□Xu□zi,anot□e□Confucianph□□osopher,took□mo□□pessim□sticview,suggestingthathuma□natureis□nh□rentlyselfishan□□□atmo□alvirtuesmu□t□eim□ose□throug□strictsoc□a□normsandinsti□utions.