Diffe□□ntphiloso□h□calschool□ha□eofferedvar□ousinter□ret□t□onso□RenZhaDeBenYu□□.InCon□ucianis□,R□ni□se□nasa□inhe□entquality□hat□anbecultivatedthr□ugheducation,se□f-disci□lin□□andmoralpractice.M□ncius,aprominentC□nfuci□nthinker,arg□edthathumanbeingsareb□rnwithaninnatesenseofgoo□ness,whi□hcanbenurt□reda□dde□elop□dthroughpro□ergu□da□ce□nde□uc□tion.Xunz□,anotherConf□cianphilosopher,tookamorepessimi□ticview,□□ggestingth□thu□an□atureisinherently□elfi□han□thatmoralvir□□esmu□tb□□□p□s□□□h□□u□□s□rictsoc□alnormsan□instit□tions.□> Di□fer□n□philosop□icalschoo□sha□e□f□eredv□riousin□er□□etati□nsofRe□Zha□eBenYuan.InConfuci□ni□m,Renisseenasan□□he□e□t□ualitythatc□□becultivated□hrougheducation,sel□-di□ci□li□□,andmoralp□actice.Me□cius,ap□□minentConfucian□□inker□arguedthat□□manbeingsa□ebornwith□n□□□atesenseofg□odn□ss,whichcanbenur□uredanddevel□pedthroughproper□uida□ceand□duc□t□on.□unzi,ano□herConfucianphilosopher,too□amor□p□ssi□isti□view,sugges□ingtha□h□ma□nature□sinherentl□selfish□n□thatmoralvi□□uesmust□ei□posed□hr□ug□strict□o□ialnorm□andins□itutions. □ifferentph□lo□ophic□ls□hoolsh□□eo□□□□edvar□□usi□t□rpr□tatio□so□RenZh□DeB□nYuan□□nConfuc□□ni□□,Renisseena□aninherentqualitythatcanbecultiva□e□throu□hedu□atio□,s□lf-di□cipline□andmoral□r□ct□□e.M□n□ius,aprominentConfucianthinker,□rg□edthathumanbein□s□rebornwitha□i□□atesenseo□□oodness□□hichcanbenurturedanddevel□pedthrou□hpr□p□rguidanceandeducat□on.Xunzi,an□therConf□cianphilosopher,tookam□rep□ssi□isticview,sug□□stingt□at□uman□ature□sinhe□e□tlyselfishandthatmoralv□rtue□mus□beim□o□edthr□ughstrictsocialno□m□and□nstitut□ons. □ifferent□h□losophicalschoolshaveoffe□e□vario□sinterpreta□ionsofRenZhaDeBenYuan□I□C□□fucianism,Re□i□□eenasaninh□rentqual□tythatcan□ecultivate□□hr□ugheducatio□,se□f-disc□□line,□n□mor□lpr□ctice.M□□cius,aprom□nent□onfucianthinker,□rg□edthathumanbeing□ar□born□it□□ninna□esenseo□□o□dness,□hichcanbenurturedan□developedthroughpr□per□uidancean□educa□ion.Xu□zi,anotherCon□ucianphi□□s□phe□,tookamorepessimis□i□view,su□□estingthathumann□t□reisi□he□ently□elfishandthatmor□l□irtuesmustbeim□ose□throughs□rictsocialnormsandi□sti□ution□.