Differ□nt□hilo□op□i□alschools□aveo□fe□□dva□iousinte□□retati□nsofRenZha□eBen□u□□.InConfuc□anism,R□nisseenas□ninherent□ualit□t□□tcanb□cult□vated□h□oughedu□ation,se□f-d□scip□ine,andmoralprac□i□e.Mencius,□pro□inentConfu□ian□hinker,arguedtha□humanbeingsarebor□withaninna□esenseofgoodn□□s□whichcanben□r□u□edanddevelopedthr□□ghpro□erguidanceanded□cation.□unzi,an□the□C□nfucianph□lo□oph□r,took□morepe□s□m□st□c□□ew,su□gestingthath□m□nnatureis□nherently□elfis□andthat□or□□virt□□s□us□b□□mp□sedthro□□hstric□soc□alnormsandin□t□tutions□ □ifferen□philosophical□c□□□l□haveofferedv□□iousinterpreta□i□nsof□□nZ□aDeBenYuan.In□onf□ci□nism□Renisse□nasa□in□□rentqua□itytha□canbecult□□a□edthro□gheducation,self-discipli□e,an□mor□l□ractice.Me□□ius,apro□inentConfucianthink□r,□rguedthathuma□□eingsarebo□□□i□hanin□at□sen□eo□go□dness,□hi□hcanbenurt□redandde□elopedthroughprope□guidan□□andeducatio□.Xunzi□anothe□C□□□ucianp□□□□sopher,t□□k□more□□ssim□stic□iew,s□ggestingthathuma□□aturei□inh□ren□lyselfishandthat□oralvirt□esmustbe□mp□s□dthroughst□ictsocialnormsan□□nstitutions.<□p> Differen□□hilosophicalschoolsh□veo□f□□edvariousinterpretationsofRen□h□DeBenYuan.InCon□uciani□□,R□n□ss□enasaninhe□□ntquali□ytha□ca□b□c□ltiva□e□througheducati□n,se□f-di□cip□ine,□ndmo□al□ra□□ice.Mencius,aprominentConf□cianthinke□,ar□uedt□athum□□□eingsareb□rnwith□n□nnatesenseofgoodness,whic□can□en□r□u□ed□nddevel□pedthro□g□□roper□□id□n□e□n□education.Xunzi,anotherConfucianphilosopher,tookamorepessimisti□view,sug□esting□hathumannatureisin□erentlys□lfisha□d□hat□ora□virt□esmustbeimposedt□ro□ghs□□ictso□ialno□m□andins□it□tion□□ Differ□ntphilosophic□□□choolsh□veo□f□redvario□sinterpretationso□RenZ□aDeBenYuan.I□C□nfuc□anism,Reni□seena□a□inh□rentqual□ty□h□tcanbe□u□tivatedthroughedu□ation,self-discipline,andmora□prac□ice□Menciu□,aprominentConfucianthinker,ar□uedthathum□nbei□gsareborn□ithan□□n□tese□seof□oodness,which□a□benurtureda□ddevelop□□th□oughproperguidanceanded□cati□n.□□nzi,anotherConf□□ian□hilosopher,□ookamorepessi□is□icv□ew,suggestin□thathuma□nat□rei□inherentlyselfisha□dthatmoralvirtuesmustbeimpo□□dt□□ough□trictsocia□□ormsandi□s□itutions□ D□fferentphilosophica□s□hools□av□offeredv□□iousinte□pre□□t□onsofRenZhaDeB□nYuan.InCo□fuci□nism,Renis□eenas□ninh□rentqua□itythatcanbecultivatedthrougheducati□n,sel□-□iscipl□□e,an□moralpr□ctice.M□ncius,aprominen□C□nf□c□anthi□ker□ar□□e□thathumanbein□sa□eborn□ithaninnatesenseofgoodn□□s□w□ichcanben□rturedan□de□□lopedthroughp□op□rguid□nc□and□ducation.X□nz□,anotherCon□ucia□philosoph□r,t□okamorepess□□isticview,suggestingthath□mann□t□r□isinherentl□s□lfishandthat□oral□ir□uesmustbeimposedthroughstrictsocial□ormsandins□itutions.