Dif□er□nt□□ilosophical□□hoolsh□veo□fered□□rious□n□e□preta□ionsofRenZhaDeB□nYuan.I□Conf□□□□nism,Ren□sseenasanin□erentqualityt□a□canbecultiv□te□throu□hed□cation,self□discipli□e,andmoralpractice.Mencius,ap□ominentConfucianth□nker,a□guedthat□□manbeingsa□□bo□nwithan□n□atesenseofgoodn□ss,wh□ch□anbenurturedandde□elopedthroug□prope□gui□anc□□nd□ducat□on□Xunzi,anothe□Conf□ci□nphilos□p□□r,too□amore□essimist□c□iew,suggestingthathumannat□□eisi□he□en□□yse□□is□andth□tmo□□lvi□tuesmu□t□eimp□sedthroughstric□s□cialnor□sandi□st□tutio□s□ □ifferentphilo□ophicalscho□□sha□e□ffered□arious□□terpreta□ions□fRenZha□eBenY□an.InConfucianism,Renisse□nasani□her□ntq□alit□that□anbecul□ivat□dthrougheducati□n,s□lf-discipline,□ndmoralpra□tice.Mencius,aprominen□Con□□c□anthinke□,a□gu□d□hat□um□□beingsarebornwitha□□nn□te□enseof□oodnes□,which□anbenur□ureda□ddeve□opedthroughprop□□g□id□nc□ande□ucation.□u□□i,anoth□rConfuci□n□hilos□p□er,took□mo□epes□imist□cvi□w,suggestingthath□mannat□reisinherent□yself□□handthat□or□l□irtuesmustbei□posedt□□oughstr□ctsoci□lnormsandinstitut□□ns.□> Di□ferent□hilosophi□als□hoo□sh□ve□fferedvariousint□rp□eta□ionsofRenZhaDe□enYuan.InC□n□ucianis□,Renisseen□s□ninherent□ual□□ythatcan□e□ulti□ated□hrou□heduc□ti□n□self-disc□pli□e,andmoralpractice.Menc□us,apromin□□tConfucianthink□r,arguedt□athu□anbe□□gsare□□rnwi□han□nna□esenseofg□o□n□ss,whichcan□□n□rtu□edand□ev□lo□edthr□ugh□□□p□rguidanc□andeducatio□.□unzi,a□otherConfucianphilo□opher□□□okamorepessimistic□iew,suggesti□□thath□m□nnatur□isi□□erent□yselfi□handthatmo□alvirt□esmustbeimpose□□hroughs□rictsocialnor□sandins□it□tions. Di□fere□tphil□sophicalschoolsha□eof□ere□variousinterpr□tationsofRenZhaDeBen□uan.InCon□□cianism,R□ni□seenasa□□n□□rentqu□l□tythatcanb□cul□ivatedt□r□ugheduca□io□,sel□-□isc□plin□,andmoralprac□ice.M□nc□us,aprom□□□n□□o□fuci□□thinker,□r□uedtha□human□eings□rebo□nwithani□natesens□ofg□odne□s,whichcanbenurtured□ndd□ve□opedthr□ugh□ro□e□guid□nceandeduca□ion.X□nzi,anotherConfucia□p□ilosoph□r,tookamorepessimisticview,sug□estingthathuman□atureisinherently□elfis□andthatmoralv□rtuesmustb□imposedthr□ughstrictsocialnor□sandin□titu□□ons□□□