D□ff□re□□ph□los□□hicalschools□□ve□fferedv□r□□usint□r□re□atio□so□RenZ□aDeBen□uan.InConf□c□ani□m,Ren□s□e□nasan□nher□n□q□al□tytha□ca□becul□iv□tedthro□gh□ducation,s□lf-disci□li□□,andmoralp□a□t□ce.Me□□ius,apro□□□□nt□on□u□□anthinker□arg□edthat□umanbe□n□sare□ornw□□hani□n□tese□se□□goodness,whichcanben□rtur□dand□eve□□pedthr□u□hproperguida□ceand□ducation□Xun□i,□□□therConfucianphilosoph□□,tookam□repessimis□ic□ie□,su□gestingthathumannaturei□inherentlys□lfishandthatmoralv□□t□esmus□beimpo□edt□roug□stricts□cialn□rmsand□nstitutions. Diffe□entph□lo□o□□ical□c□oolsh□v□offere□variousin□erpretationsofRenZhaDeBenYuan.InCon□u□ianism□R□nis□eenasaninherentq□alityth□tcanbec□lt□v□tedthrougheducatio□,self-disci□line,andmora□practice.Me□cius,aprominentConfucianthinker,argu□dth□thumanbeingsa□□□ornwithaninnat□s□n□eofg□odn□ss,whi□h□anben□rtu□edanddevelopedthroughp□opergu□dance□nded□cation.X□nzi,anotherConfucianp□i□osopher,t□oka□orep□ssimi□ticv□ew,sug□estingthat□umannatu□□isinherent□yselfishandthatmor□lv□rtuesmustbeim□os□dthr□ughstric□□oc□aln□rmsa□dinstitutions. Differen□□hiloso□hicalsc□□olshaveoffe□edvariousinterpret□tionsofRenZhaDe□en□□an.InC□□fu□ianism□Renisseenasani□her□ntquality□□at□□nb□c□lti□□tedthr□ugheducat□□n,self-discipline,□ndmor□lpr□ctice.Me□cius,apromine□tC□nfu□□anthinker,□rg□ed□hathuma□□eingsarebornwit□ani□n□tes□n□e□f□oodness,w□ichcanbenurtured□ndd□velop□□throughpro□e□guidanceandedu□atio□.Xun□i□□□oth□rC□nfuc□□nphilosopher,t□okamorepessimist□□view,su□gestingth□thuma□□atureisi□□e□entlyself□sh□ndthatmoralvirtuesmustb□imposedth□oughstrictsocialn□r□sand□nstitutions. Dif□er□nt□h□losop□i□alschoo□shaveoffered□ariousinte□□re□atio□sofRe□ZhaDeBenYua□.I□Confucianism,□□niss□enas□ninh□rentqua□itythat□anbecultivatedthrou□heducat□□n,sel□-dis□ipline,andmor□lpr□ctic□.Me□c□us,apromi□entConfuc□anthinker,a□gue□t□□thu□an□□□ngs□r□□or□withaninna□□senseofgoodness,□□ichcanbenu□ture□and□evelopedthroughp□□□erguida□ceand□du□at□on.Xun□i,□notherConfucian□□ilosopher,□oo□amorep□ssim□st□cvie□,su□gestingthathumannatur□is□nherentlyselfishandthatmoralvi□tue□mustbeimpo□edt□r□□□hstr□□t□ocia□normsandinstitut□ons. Differentphi□□□o□h□c□lschoolshaveof□eredvariousinterpretationsofRenZhaDeB□nYuan.InConfuciani□m,Renis□een□saninherentqu□litythatcanb□□ultivate□t□rougheduc□tion,sel□-d□scipline,andmo□□lpractice.Mencius,aprominentConfuciant□i□ker,arguedthat□□□anbeingsarebornwithani□natesenseo□goodne□s,whichca□be□urtureda□dd□v□lopedthro□ghprop□rgui□anc□anded□ca□ion.X□nzi,anotherCo□fuci□np□ilosopher,tookamorepessim□s□icview,suggestin□tha□□umannatu□□i□inherentlyse□fishandthatmoralvi□tuesm□s□□eimposed□h□oughstric□social□ormsandinstitutions.□>