Differentphil□sop□□□alschoolshaveo□f□redv□rio□sinterpretations□fRenZhaDe□□n□uan.InCo□fuc□anism,Renisseenasanin□erent□□alitythatcan□ecultivated□hr□□g□education,sel□□dis□ipli□e,an□mor□lp□□ctice.Men□ius□aprominentCo□fucianth□n□er,arguedthathumanbe□□gsare□ornw□□h□nin□atesen□eofgo□dne□s□whi□□canbenu□turedanddeve□□p□d□hroughp□operg□idanceande□ucation.Xunzi,anotherConfuci□nphilosop□□r□tookamore□□ss□misticview,suggestingtha□humanna□ur□i□in□e□entlyselfishandt□a□mora□v□rtues□ustbeimposedth□oughs□ricts□cialnormsand□nstituti□ns.□/□□<□>Differentphilosophica□schoolshaveofferedvariousinterpret□ti□ns□□RenZhaDeBenYuan□InC□nfucianism□Re□issee□asaninherentqualit□□□atcanbecultivatedth□oughedu□ation,□e□f-discipline,an□mora□practice.Me□cius,ap□□□inentConfu□ianthinker,a□g□e□thath□□anbeingsa□□bo□□withan□□nates□n□eofgoo□ne□s,w□ichcan□enurturedandde□elo□edthro□ghproperg□idanceandeduc□ti□n.Xu□zi,anoth□r□onfuc□anphilosop□er□tookamorepessi□isticview,sugg□st□ngt□ath□□a□natu□eisinher□ntlyself□s□andthat□□r□lvirtuesm□stbei□pos□dthroug□s□rictso□ia□□ormsandinstitutions. □if□□rentphilosophicalscho□□shaveoffered□□□ious□nterpretationsofR□n□haD□BenYuan.I□Confucianism,□enis□e□nasa□inherentqualitytha□□anbeculti□at□dthrou□heduc□tion,s□lf□di□cipl□ne,andmora□practic□□Me□c□us,apro□inentConfu□ianth□nker,arguedthath□m□nbe□n□sareb□□n□ithaninna□esenseof□oodne□s□□hichcanbenu□tureda□ddevel□ped□□□oughpr□pergui□anceande□uca□io□□Xun□□,ano□herConfucianphil□sopher,tookamorepe□simisti□vi□w□suggestingt□athumanna□urei□i□herentlyself□s□andthatmoralvirt□esmustbeimposedthrou□hstrict□ocialnormsan□in□titutions.□/p□ □ifferentphil□so□hica□s□ho□lshaveoff□r□d□ar□ousint□rpr□tatio□□ofRenZhaDeBe□Yuan.□nC□n□u□ianism,Reniss□□n□saninherentquali□□thatcanbe□ult□□atedt□□ou□heduc□tion,sel□-disci□line,andmor□lpractice□M□nc□□s,apromin□n□Confucia□thinke□,arguedthathumanbein□sareborn□ithan□nn□tese□s□ofgo□dnes□,whichcanbe□urtureda□□develo□edthroughproper□uidan□eande□□catio□.Xun□i,anotherConfu□ianphilosop□er,took□more□essimisti□vi□w,s□ggestingthat□□□a□naturei□inherentlyselfishan□thatmo□al□irtuesmustbeimp□s□dt□□oughst□i□tso□ialno□msandinstitutions.