Differ□n□phi□osophicalschoolshav□offeredv□riousinterpret□tion□ofRenZhaD□Ben□□an.InConfucianism,Ren□ssee□a□anin□ere□tqu□litythatcanbecultivatedthro□g□education□sel□-d□sci□line,andmoralpracti□e.Menci□□,aprominentConfucian□hi□ker,arguedthathum□n□eing□arebornwithanin□ate□ens□ofg□odness□w□ichcanbenurturedanddevelope□t□□oughproper□u□danceandeduca□i□n.Xunzi,anotherC□nfuc□anphil□s□□h□r,tooka□□□epe□□□□□stic□iew,suggestingth□thuma□na□ureisinher□ntlyselfis□andthatmoralvirtues□us□bei□pos□d□hroughs□rictsoc□alnor□sandinstitut□□□s□<□□><□>D□fferentph□lo□o□hicalschool□ha□eoffe□e□va□ious□nterpretati□ns□fRenZhaDeBen□u□n.I□□onfuc□anism,Renisseenasaninher□ntqual□□ythatca□becultivatedthrougheduca□i□n,self-dis□ipline,andmo□□l□racti□e.Menci□s,aprominent□o□fuci□nthinker□ar□ue□th□□humanbe□ngsar□□ornw□th□n□nnatesenseofgood□ess,whichc□nbenurt□reda□□□ev□lo□edt□ro□ghpr□per□uidanceandeducat□o□.Xunzi□anoth□r□onfuci□nphilos□p□er,tookamorepes□imisticview,sugg□s□ingthath□man□atu□□isinh□rently□elfishandthatmora□□irt□esm□stb□impose□throughst□□□tsocial□□rmsan□insti□□tions. Di□f□re□tphilosophicalsch□olshaveoffe□edv□□ious□nterpret□□ionsofRenZhaDeBenYua□.I□C□nf□cianism,Renisseen□sa□in□erent□ualitythatcan□ec□ltivatedthrougheduca□ion,self-□iscipline,an□moralpract□ce.Mencius,aprominen□□onfucianthinker,a□□uedth□□humanb□in□□□r□bornwithaninnate□enseofgoodness,whichca□be□□r□ure□anddevelope□t□r□ughprop□rg□i□a□ceandeducati□□.Xunzi,an□□herConfucianphiloso□her□tookamorepessimist□□view,suggesting□ha□□umannatur□i□inherentlyse□fishandt□atmo□al□□rtuesmustbei□pos□dthrough□□rictsocial□ormsan□□nsti□□t□on□. Differentph□l□□op□icalsc□ool□haveoffere□variousint□□pret□t□onsofRenZha□eBe□Yuan.InConfucian□sm,R□nisse□nasaninheren□qu□□ity□h□tcanbecultivatedt□roughed□cation,s□lf□discipline,□n□moralpractice.Mencius,apro□i□entCo□fucian□hinker□arguedt□athumanbeingsareb□rnwithaninnatesen□□ofgoo□ness,whi□h□a□benurt□redanddevel□pedthroughprop□r□uidanceandeducat□on.Xun□i,anothe□Conf□□□anphil□sopher□tookamorepessimisticview,suggesti□gth□thum□nnatu□ei□inhe□entlyselfisha□dt□at□□ralvirtuesmustbei□po□edt□□ou□hstric□socialn□rm□andinstitutio□s□□>□□>Differe□□philosophi□alsch□□lsh□veo□fer□dva□iousinterpreta□ion□ofRenZhaD□BenYuan.I□Confuc□an□sm□Renisseenasa□in□e□entquality□□atcanbec□ltivate□t□r□ughe□□catio□,self-discip□□ne,an□□oralpr□ctice.Menciu□,apr□minent□onfucianth□nker,ar□uedthath□manbeingsarebornwithani□natesen□eofgoo□nes□,wh□ch□a□b□nu□t□redanddeve□opedthroughprop□rg□idancean□educ□tion.Xunzi,anotherC□nfucian□hil□□oph□r,tookamorepessimis□icview,su□ge□tingthathumannatureisinhere□tlyself□shan□thatmor□lvir□uesmu□tbei□posedthro□gh□trictsocialnormsandinstitutions.