Dif□erentphilo□ophi□alsch□ols□a□eo□f□□ed□a□io□□in□erpretationsofRen□ha□eBenYuan.InC□nfucianis□,□enissee□□sanin□er□ntq□a□itythatcanbecultiva□edthrough□ducat□on,□□lf-discipli□e,andmoralpractice.Mencius,ap□□m□nen□□o□□uc□anthinker□arguedthathuman□ein□sarebornwithaninnatesenseofgood□ess,wh□□hcanbenurturedanddevelopedthr□u□hpr□pergu□danceandeducation.Xunzi,a□□therConfucianphilos□pher,tookamore□□s□i□is□icview,suggestingtha□humann□tu□eisin□ere□t□y□e□fish□ndthatmoralvir□uesmustbeimpose□t□ro□ghstr□cts□cial□ormsandinstitut□ons□□>□p>Diffe□entphil□s□ph□calschoolshaveof□□r□d□□ri□us□nte□pretationso□RenZhaDeBen□uan.I□C□nfucian□sm,R□nisseenasaninher□n□qua□ityt□atcanbec□ltivatedthr□ughedu□a□io□,se□f-□is□ipline,andmoral□ractice.□□ncius,ap□□mi□entConfucianth□nker,ar□uedthath□□□nbeings□reborn□i□haninna□esen□eofgoo□□□□s,whichcanbenurturedandde□e□oped□hroughproperguidanceandeducati□n.Xu□zi,anotherConfucianphilosoph□r,tookamorep□ssimist□cv□ew,s□ggestin□□hathuman□atur□isinherentlyse□fish□□dth□tm□ral□ir□uesmus□beimpos□dthroughstri□tsocialnormsandinsti□utions.□/p> Differen□philosophicalsch□olshaveoff□redvariou□inter□ret□tions□fRenZhaD□Be□Yuan.InC□nfu□i□nism,Renis□eenas□n□nheren□quali□ytha□ca□becultivatedth□□ugheducation,self-discipline,andmo□al□□actice.□enciu□,aprominentCon□uci□nthink□r,arg□edthat□umanbei□□□arebornwithaninnatese□seofg□odnes□,which□anbenurt□reda□dde□eloped□hroughp□ope□guidanc□and□du□atio□.Xunzi,anotherConf□□ianphiloso□her,□ookamorepessimi□ticview,sugges□□ngth□thumannatureisinherent□yselfis□□□dtha□m□ralvirt□esm□s□bei□po□□dthr□ughs□r□ctsocialnorm□a□dinstitutions□□> Differentph□losophi□al□□hoolshav□offe□edvariou□interpret□t□onsofRenZhaDeBe□Yu□n.□nConfucian□sm,R□n□sse□nasa□in□erentqualitythat□□nbecult□vatedthrou□h□□u□a□□□n,sel□-discipl□n□□andmoralpractice.□en□i□□,ap□omi□entConfucianthi□ke□,argue□□hat□uma□bein□sarebornwitha□i□natese□s□ofgo□d□□ss,whi□hcanb□nur□uredandd□velop□□t□rou□hproperguidanc□ande□uc□□ion.□unzi□anotherConfucianph□□os□phe□,tookamore□essimi□ti□vi□w,□uggestingthathum□nna□□reisi□herentl□selfishand□hatmoralvirtuesmustbeimp□se□□hr□□ghs□rictsocial□orms□ndins□itutions. Dif□eren□p□ilosop□i□als□hoolshaveo□fe□edvariou□□n□erpr□tation□ofRenZh□DeBenYuan.InCon□ucianism,Renisseen□sa□inh□rentqualityt□atcanbecul□i□atedthrougheduc□tio□,self-discipline,andm□ralpracti□e.Menci□□,apro□inent□onfucian□h□nker,a□guedthat□uma□be□ngs□r□bor□w□thani□nat□sense□fg□odness,w□ichcanben□□tureda□□□evelo□edthro□gh□roperguidanceandeducation.X□nzi,anotherConfucianp□il□□oph□□□tookamorepe□□imisticv□ew,sugg□stingthathumannatu□eisinhere□tlyselfishand□hatmoralvirtuesmustbeimp□se□through□□ric□□ocialn□rms□□□institutions.