Dif□erentphilos□ph□□als□hoolshaveoffe□edvar□ousin□erp□etationsofRenZhaDeBenYu□□.InConfucia□is□,R□n□s□eenas□ni□h□rentqual□tythat□anbecultiva□edth□□ugh□du□at□□n,self-discipline,andm□ral□ract□ce.Menciu□□aprominentConf□ciant□□nker,□rgued□hathum□nbeingsarebornw□th□□inn□tesenseofgoodness□whi□hcanbenurtur□danddevel□p□dthroughp□ope□guidan□□ande□uc□ti□n.Xu□□i,□notherConfucianphilosopher,took□morepess□misticview,sugges□in□that□umannatur□□sinherentlyselfi□h□nd□hatmoralvirtuesmustbeimposedthroughstrictsoc□alnorms□ndinstitutions.□> Differentp□il□s□phi□a□schoolshaveo□fere□□ariousinterpretationsofR□n□haDeBenYuan.I□Confucia□i□□,Re□isseenas□nin□erentqual□t□t□at□an□eculti□atedthrougheducation,se□f-disci□□i□□,andmo□alpr□cti□e□□enciu□,aprominent□onfuc□ant□inker,argued□h□□□u□anbeingsarebornwitha□in□atesenseo□goodness,whichcanbenu□ture□anddevel□p□dthro□g□properguidance□n□□ducati□n.□□nz□,anoth□rC□nfuc□anphi□oso□her,t□ok□□orepessimistic□ie□□sug□□stingtha□humann□□ureisinher□n□lyself□shan□□hat□oralvirtuesmu□tbeim□ose□through□tr□c□soc□a□nor□sandi□stit□□io□□. Differen□p□ilo□ophicalscho□lshav□offe□edv□riou□interpreta□ionsofRenZh□□eBenYuan.□nCon□ucianism,□en□sseenasa□inh□rentqual□tythatcanbecultivatedt□□ougheducation,self-□iscipl□n□,andmoralprac□ice.□encius,aprominen□Co□fucianthinke□,□rguedthathumanbein□sar□born□it□aninn□tesense□□good□ess,whichcanbenurtured□nd□evelo□edthroughp□operguidanceand□du□a□i□n□Xunzi,anotherCon□uc□anphilosopher,tookam□repessi□isticvi□w,suggestin□thathuma□natureisinher□□tl□sel□isha□□thatmoralvirtuesmustbeim□osedth□□u□hs□rictsocialno□msandinstitutions.<□p> D□fferentphi□□sophicalschool□haveoff□r□dvar□ou□interpretationsofRen□□aDe□enYuan.In□o□fucianism□Renisseena□□ninherentqualitytha□ca□becul□ivatedt□rougheducation,self□d□scipline,a□dmoralpractice□Men□ius,□pr□m□nentConfucianthinker,argue□thath□ma□beingsarebornwithan□□natese□seofg□odn□ss,whichcan□enu□turedanddev□l□□e□throu□hprope□guidanceanded□c□t□on.X□nz□,another□onfucianphilosopher,t□ok□morepessimis□icview,sugg□□t□ngt□athumannatur□i□□n□□□en□ly□elfishandthat□oralvir□□es□ustbei□posedthro□gh□t□□□tso□ialn□rms□ndinstitutions. Differentphil□s□□hicalsc□oolshaveofferedvariousint□rp□e□a□io□sof□enZ□aDeBenYuan.InC□nfuci□nism,Renisse□nasan□nherentqualitythatcanbecu□tivatedt□ro□gheduc□□ion,self□□i□□ipli□□,□n□m□ra□practice.Me□□ius,□pr□m□nentC□nfucianthi□ke□,a□guedthathumanbeing□a□ebornwithaninna□ese□se□fgoo□ne□□,wh□c□canbenur□ure□an□devel□pedthro□gh□rope□g□□danceandeducatio□.□unzi□□nothe□Confuc□anphi□o□op□□r,tookamorepessim□sticview,suggestingt□□thumannat□reisin□e□entlyselfishandtha□mor□lvi□tuesmustbei□posed□hroughs□ri□t□□cialnormsandin□titution□.