Differ□ntphi□osoph□calsch□olshaveofferedvarious□nterpretationsofRenZhaDeBenYuan.I□Confucia□ism,Reniss□enas□ninh□rentq□alitythatca□becultiv□ted□hrou□he□ucati□□,self-d□sc□pline□a□d□oralp□□ctice.M□ncius,aprom□ne□tConfucianthinker,argued□hathumanbeings□r□bornw□□hani□nate□enseofgood□□ss□whichcanbenurture□anddev□□opedt□roughprope□guidanc□an□educa□ion.Xunzi,anotherConfu□ian□hilosophe□□□□□kamor□pes□im□sticvie□,suggestingth□thum□□naturei□□n□e□entlys□lfish□nd□hatmor□□v□r□uesmu□□□eimp□sed□□roughs□r□cts□c□aln□rmsan□□ns□□tutions□□/p□ Diff□rentp□□loso□□i□alschoolshaveoffered□ar□ousinter□r□tationsofR□nZ□aDeBe□Yuan.InConfucia□ism,Renisseena□□ninherentqua□i□ythatc□nbecultivatedthrougheducation,self-discipline,andmoral□r□□□ice.Mencius□apro□inen□C□nfuci□□thinker,arguedtha□□umanbeingsareb□rnwith□□□nnatesenseofgoodness□whichcanb□nurtu□e□anddeve□opedthrou□□p□o□erguidan□eand□ducat□on□X□nzi,ano□herConfucianphiloso□her,tookamorepes□imisticview,sug□estingthathu□annaturei□in□erentlyselfishan□□hatmoralvirtuesmustbeimp□sedt□□oughstrictsocia□norms□ndinstitutio□s. Diffe□entphilosophicalsc□oolshaveofferedv□□iousinter□retati□ns□□Re□Zh□DeBenYua□□In□onfuciani□m,□enisseenas□□inherentqualityt□□tc□nb□cultiv□te□throu□□educat□on,self-□iscipline,andm□ralpracti□e.Me□cius,a□rominentConfucianth□nker,□rgued□hathuman□eingsareb□rnwithan□nnatesenseofgo□dness□whichcanb□□urture□an□□evelopedthr□ughproperguidanc□a□deduc□tion.□unzi,anoth□rConf□cianphilosopher,took□morep□□sim□st□cview,su□g□stingtha□humannatureisinh□rentl□selfishand□ha□moralv□□tuesmu□t□eimposedthroughstrictsocialnormsandins□itutions□ □iffe□entp□il□sophicalsch□o□shaveoffere□va□ious□nterpretat□onsofRenZh□DeB□nYuan.□nC□□fucianism,Renissee□□saninheren□quality□hatc□nbecult□v□tedt□□ougheducation,self-discipli□e,andmo□alpra□tice.Men□ius,apromi□entConfu□ia□thinker,arguedt□athu□anbeing□arebo□nwith□ninnatesenseofg□odn□ss,whic□ca□be□urtur□dand□eve□□pedth□o□□h□ro□erg□idancea□d□ducatio□.Xunzi,a□otherC□nfucianphiloso□he□,tooka□orepess□misticview,sugge□□□□gth□thumann□tu□eisinherentlyselfishandthatmora□v□rtu□smu□tbeimp□sedt□roughstric□socialnormsand□n□ti□u□ions. Di□ferentp□ilosophicalsc□□olshaveoffere□□ariousi□te□preta□ionsofRen□h□DeBenYuan.InConfuci□n□sm,Renissee□□s□ninherentquali□ythat□anbe□ultivat□dth□□u□heducati□n,□elf-discipline,andm□ralp□□c□ice.M□n□ius,apromi□entCon□□c□anthink□r,argu□dthathumanbeings□□eborn□ithani□□atesen□eofgoo□ne□□,whichcanb□□u□t□redan□d□velopedthro□□hproperguida□ceandeduc□tion.Xu□zi□ano□herConf□cianp□ilos□□her,t□okam□repes□imisticv□ew□□ugg□s□□ngthathumann□tureisinherentlyself□shand□hat□□ralvi□tuesmustbei□posedthroughs□ricts□c□a□□o□msandinstitutions.