Differen□□h□losophicalschools□aveoffe□edvario□sin□□rpreta□ionsofRe□Z□a□eB□□Yu□□.I□C□nfuc□anism,Renis□een□saninherentqu□litythatcanbec□ltivatedt□roug□educati□n,□el□-disci□line,andmoral□r□cti□e□M□nc□us,aprominentConfucianthi□□e□,argu□dt□at□umanbeingsarebornwithan□nnate□ens□ofgo□□n□ss,whichcan□en□rt□redan□dev□loped□h□oughproperguidancea□de□uca□ion.Xu□z□,a□ot□e□C□n□uc□□np□ilo□opher□to□kamo□□pessim□sticview,suggest□ngthathumannatur□isinh□ren□□y□el□i□hand□ha□mora□virt□esmu□tbe□mp□sedthrough□□□i□tso□□alnor□sandins□itutions.<□□□□p□Dif□e□entphil□sophicalsch□ols□aveoff□red□a□□ou□□n□□□□re□□tionso□Re□□h□DeBenYuan.InCon□□cian□sm,R□□is□eenasan□nh□rentqualitythatca□□ecu□tivatedthroug□e□ucation,s□lf-discipline,and□oralpra□tice.Menc□us,aprominentConf□□ianthin□e□,arguedthathumanbeings□□ebornwithaninnatesens□ofgoo□ness,w□ichcanbenu□t□redanddeve□opedthroughproperguid□ncea□deducation□□unzi□□n□t□□r□onfuci□nphilosopher,□ookamo□e□□ssimisti□v□e□,suggestingth□t□umannature□sin□ere□□ly□el□ishandthat□oralvir□uesmustbei□pos□dthroughst□ictsocialnormsandinstitutions□ □□fferen□phi□osophi□al□choolshave□ffered□□riousi□terpretat□onsofRenZhaDeBe□Yua□.InConfucianism,Reniss□enas□ni□herentqu□litytha□canbec□ltiv□tedthroug□□□ucation,s□lf-dis□i□line,andm□r□lpractice.M□ncius,□prominentConfucianth□nker□argu□dth□thumanbeingsareb□r□wit□□ninn□tesense□fgo□d□ess□w□□ch□anbenurtur□danddev□lo□edthr□ughpr□perg□i□anc□andeducation.□unzi,□notherCon□ucia□philosopher,tookam□repe□si□isticvie□,suggesting□hathumannatureisinherentlys□lf□shandthatmoralv□rt□esmustbeim□osedthr□ugh□trictsocialnormsandinstitutions□ Dif□eren□p□ilosophicalschoo□□have□ffe□edvariousin□e□pretationsofRenZhaDe□enYuan.InCo□fucian□sm,Renisseenasa□□nh□re□tq□a□ity□hatcanbecult□vate□□hrou□heducat□□n,□elf□□□s□ip□ine,an□moralp□actice.Mencius,aprominentC□nfucianthinker□arguedthath□m□nbeingsar□bornwithaninnates□nseofgoodness,whichcanbenu□ture□anddeveloped□h□oughproperguidanceandeducatio□.Xunzi,□noth□r□onfucianphil□sopher,□oo□a□□r□pes□imi□tic□iew,suggestin□t□athumannaturei□in□ere□tlysel□ishandthat□oral□□rtuesmu□tbe□m□osed□□roughstrictsoci□lno□msandinstitutions□□/p> Differen□philo□ophicalschoolshaveofferedva□iousi□terpretationsofRenZh□D□□e□Yuan□InConfuc□anis□,□enis□ee□asa□inhe□entqual□tythat□an□ecultiva□□dt□rough□ducation,s□lf□disci□lin□,an□moralpracti□e.Me□c□us,apromin□nt□□nfu□□anthin□er,arguedthathumanbei□gsarebornwit□aninnat□senseofgoo□□ess,wh□chcanb□nur□□reda□ddevelo□□dthrou□hp□□per□ui□ancea□d□d□c□t□□n.Xu□zi,anoth□rConfucian□hil□□opher,tookamorepessimist□cview,suggestin□that□umannatureisinherentlyse□fisha□dthatmoralvirtuesmustbeimposedt□r□□g□stric□socialnorms□ndinstitutions. D□f□erentphil□sophic□lsch□olsh□□□off□redv□□iousinterpretations□fRen□haDeB□nYuan.InConfucianism□R□nisse□□□saninherentqualitythatca□becult□v□tedth□ougheduc□□□on,self□disci□line,and□oral□□acti□e.M□ncius,aprominentC□nfucian□hinker□a□g□edthath□m□nb□ingsare□ornwithaninn□tes□nseofgoodness,whichcanbenurt□redanddevelopedt□r□u□h□roperg□idanceanded□c□tion.Xunzi,anoth□□Confucianp□ilo□opher,t□oka□orepessimisticview,sugge□□□ngthat□umannatureisin□erentlyselfishandthatmoralvirtue□mustbeimpo□ed□hro□□hstrictso□ia□normsandins□ituti□n□.