□iffe□e□tphilos□phic□lsc□o□ls□aveoff□redvariousinterpret□t□onsofRenZha□eBenY□a□.InConf□cia□is□,Reni□s□e□asani□□ere□tqua□□tythatc□nbecultiv□te□t□rougheduc□ti□□,self-disci□line□andm□ralp□□ctice.Mencius,apro□inentConf□c□anthinker,□□g□edthathumanbei□gsarebornwit□a□i□na□esenseofg□od□ess,which□anbenurturedandde□elopedthr□ughpro□ergu□danceand□d□cati□n.Xunzi,anotherConfuci□nphilosophe□,took□morepess□misti□view,suggestingthathumannatureisinherentlysel□□shand□hatm□□alvirtuesmust□□imposedthrough□trictsocialno□m□andinstitutions. D□fferen□p□iloso□hicalschoolshaveofferedvariousint□rpreta□□ons□fRenZha□□□□nY□an□InC□nfu□ianism,Renisseenasaninhe□en□quali□ythatcanbecultivatedthroug□ed□ca□ion,se□f-di□cip□ine□□□dmor□lpr□ctice.Menc□us□apromi□entC□nfuc□a□thi□ker,argued□hathumanbeings□□eb□□nwit□aninnat□sen□eofgoodness,whi□□canbenurtureda□□□e□elopedthroughpro□e□guidanceand□ducat□on.Xunzi,□nother□onfucianphil□so□□er,□ookamo□epe□sim□sti□vi□w,suggesting□h□thu□an□at□reisinhe□entlyself□sha□dtha□moralvirtuesmus□beim□ose□throug□stri□□s□cialnor□□□ndinstitutions.<□p> □iff□rentph□losophicalschool□hav□□f□eredvariousinterpre□at□onsofRenZhaDeBenYuan.In□onf□cia□i□m,Reniss□en□saninherentqual□□□thatcanbecultiva□□dthrou□□edu□atio□,□elf-discipline,andmoralpra□tice.Mencius,aprominentConfucianth□nker,argu□dthathu□anbeingsa□e□o□nwithan□nnates□□□eofgood□ess,w□ichcan□enurt□red□n□developedth□□ughpro□ergu□□ancean□□ducation.X□nzi,anotherConfucianphil□sopher,tookamore□essimisticview,sugg□stingthath□manna□ure□sinherentlyselfishandthatmor□□virt□es□ust□eimposed□hrough□tr□□tso□□al□ormsandi□□titutio□s.□/□> Differentp□ilosophi□□□s□hoolshaveoffered□a□iousinte□pret□tionsof□enZhaDeBenYua□□InC□nf□□ian□sm,Renisse□nasani□herentquali□yt□atca□becultivatedthrougheduca□i□n,se□f-discipl□ne,andmoralpractice.□e□cius,□□romi□entConfucian□hinker,ar□uedthathu□□nb□ing□arebornwithaninn□tesen□eofgo□d□es□,wh□ch□anbenurtured□nddevelopedthroughpr□□er□□□danceanded□cati□□.Xu□zi□□noth□rConfucianphilo□opher,□ooka□orepe□simist□cvi□w,sugg□s□ingthathumannaturei□□nheren□lyselfishand□hatmoralvirt□esmu□t□e□□p□s□dth□oughstric□socia□□o□m□□nd□nstitutions. Dif□eren□ph□losophicalscho□l□have□fferedva□i□usinterpretationsofR□nZh□DeBenYuan.InConfucianism,Ren□ss□enasaninherentqualitytha□c□nbecultivat□dt□r□□ghed□cation,self-□isc□□l□□e,□ndmoralpra□t□ce□Me□cius,apromi□entConfucian□hi□□□r,arguedtha□human□□□ngsa□ebo□□withaninnate□enseofg□odness,whic□canbenurt□redanddeveloped□hro□gh□roperguidanceandeducatio□.Xu□zi□anot□erCo□f□c□anp□ilosopher,tookamorep□ssimis□icvi□w□sug□est□ngth□t□umannatureisi□h□□entlyselfis□andthat□oralvirtuesm□stbe□mpo□edthroughstrictso□ialnorms□ndinstitutions.