Differentp□□l□sophicalsch□olshaveoffered□a□iou□i□te□p□etations□f□enZhaDeBenYuan□InConfucianism,Renisseenasan□nh□rentqu□lit□th□tcanbecultivatedth□oughed□cati□n,se□f-dis□ipline,an□moral□r□c□□ce.Mencius,a□rominentConf□cia□thinker,arguedthathuman□eingsareb□□nwith□ninnate□enseofgood□es□□whichc□□b□nu□turedand□ev□lopedthrou□hpropergu□danceand□ducat□on.Xunzi,anotherConfucianphi□osopher,to□kamorepe□simisticview,sugg□s□ingthathu□annaturei□inh□rentl□sel□□shandthatmoralv□rt□esm□□tb□imposedthroughstri□tsocialnormsan□institutions.<□p> D□f□er□n□ph□losophicalsch□o□sh□□e□ffered□ariousinterpretation□ofRenZhaDeBenY□a□.InConfucianism,Renisseenasaninherentqu□lit□t□atcanb□cul□i□a□ed□hr□ughedu□a□ion,se□f-di□cipline,an□mo□alpr□ct□ce.Mencius,apr□min□ntCo□□uci□n□hinker,□r□□edthathumanbeingsarebornwi□haninna□□s□nseofg□odness,whichcanbenurtu□edanddevelopedth□ough□rope□guidanceandeducation□Xunzi,anot□erConfucia□philos□□□□r,tookamorepess□misticvi□w,sugge□t□ng□h□thum□nnatureis□nherently□elfis□andt□at□o□□lv□rtuesmustbeimposedthroughst□ictsoci□□normsandinstitu□ions.<□□><□>Differentphilosoph□calsch□ols□aveoffer□dvar□ousint□□pr□□at□o□sofRe□□ha□□□e□Yuan.In□onfuc□anism,R□nisseena□a□inherentq□alitythatcanbe□ultivatedthroughedu□at□on□se□f□disc□pl□n□,an□m□ra□practice.Mencius,aprominentC□nfucianthi□ker,a□□uedthat□um□nb□□ngsarebornwith□nin□ate□□ns□ofgoodness,which□a□benurt□reda□d□evelo□□dt□roughproperguidance□ndeducation.Xunzi,anotherConfucianphil□so□her,tookamor□pe□s□mistic□i□□,su□g□st□ngt□□thuma□natureisinhere□tly□□lfishandth□tmo□a□virtuesmust□e□mpos□dt□ro□gh□trictsoci□□norms□ndinstituti□ns. Differe□tphil□□o□h□c□ls□ho□lsh□veoff□□e□variousinter□ret□tionsofRenZhaDeBenY□□n.I□Conf□ci□nism□Re□isseenasan□nheren□quali□□th□□can□ecu□ti□a□e□throug□ed□ca□ion□self-disciplin□,andmoralpract□c□.Mencius,aprom□nentCo□fucianthinker,arguedthathumanb□i□□□arebornwithaninna□esenseofgo□d□ess,□hich□a□ben□r□□red□n□d□velo□edthroughpr□perguidanc□andeduca□ion□Xun□□,a□ot□□r□onfuc□□□phi□osop□er,t□□kam□repessimisticvi□w,sugg□stin□th□thum□n□□tu□e□sinher□n□lyselfisha□□thatmora□virtuesmustbeimposedth□ou□hstric□socialnormsandinstitutions. Differen□philosophic□lschoolshaveofferedv□riousin□erpret□□ion□of□e□ZhaDeB□□□uan.In□□□fucianism,Reni□see□asaninherentqualitythat□anbecul□□vatedth□ou□h□ducation,sel□-discipline□□ndmoralprac□ice.Menciu□□a□romin□ntConfucianth□n□e□,ar□u□dthath□m□□b□ingsa□□bornw□thani□natesen□□ofgoodn□□s,whichcanb□nurturedandde□elopedthroug□properguid□nceand□□ucation.Xunzi,anotherConfucianphilosopher,tookamorepes□imis□□cview,suggestingthathu□anna□ur□i□□nhe□ent□□selfis□andt□atmoralvir□ue□mustb□imposedthroughst□ictso□ia□normsa□dinstitution□.