Differ□ntphilosophic□lschoolshaveo□□ere□various□□te□pretat□o□sofRenZhaDeBenYuan.InConfuc□anism,Ren□□seenasa□inh□rent□u□lity□h□tca□bec□lt□vatedthrougheducat□on,self-d□s□ipli□e,andmo□alpr□c□□ce.M□ncius,apromi□entCon□u□□anth□nker,argu□dthat□umanbe□□gsarebornwithaninnatesen□eo□goodn□ss,whichcanbenurtu□edanddeve□opedth□oug□prope□guidanceandeduca□ion.Xunzi□□not□e□Co□fucia□phil□sophe□,to□ka□orepessimisticvie□,□□gg□stin□thathumannat□reisinhe□entl□□el□ishandth□t□ora□□irtuesmustbeimpose□th□oughstrict□ocialnormsandinstitut□on□□□/□> Differe□t□hilosop□ical□□hool□□a□eoffe□ed□ar□o□sinterpretationsofRenZh□DeBenYuan.InConfucia□i□m,R□nisseenasanin□erentqualityt□a□□anbe□ultivated□h□ougheduc□tion,self-d□sc□pl□□e,□ndmoralpract□c□.M□□□ius,a□ro□in□ntConfu□ianthin□er,argued□hathumanbei□g□arebornwithani□n□tesen□eofgood□ess□whichcanbenur□ureda□ddevelopedthroughp□□□erguida□c□and□□□cat□o□.Xunzi,anothe□Con□uc□an□hilos□pher,too□amorepessimi□ticview,suggestingth□thuman□atu□eisin□erentlysel□ishandth□tmoral□irt□esmustbe□mposedthrough□t□ictsocialn□rm□a□dinstitution□.□> Diff□rentph□los□ph□□alschoolshaveo□fered□arious□n□erpr□tationsofRenZhaDeBenY□an.InConfuc□anism,Re□isse□na□□ninherentq□a□i□ythat□anbecul□ivated□hrougheducat□o□,□elf-disci□li□e,a□dmoralp□actice.M□n□ius,aprominentCon□ucianthin□er,arguedtha□h□manbeingsarebo□nwithaninn□te□e□seofg□odness,whichcanb□nu□turedan□developed□hroug□prope□g□idanceandeducatio□.Xu□zi,□noth□□Confu□i□n□□il□□o□her,tookamorepe□□□mis□icvie□,suggestingthath□mannatu□eis□□herentlyselfishandthat□oralvirt□esmustbeimpo□edthroughst□ictsocialnormsandinstit□□ions. <□>Di□□erentp□iloso□h□□□l□□hoolshaveofferedv□ri□usi□terp□□tation□ofRenZhaDeBe□Y□an.InConfuci□ni□m,Renisseenasaninherentq□a□□tythatca□b□c□lt□vat□d□h□ougheducation,□elf-□iscipline,andmoral□□act□c□.Menciu□□aprominentConfu□ianthinker□argue□that□uma□beingsarebornwithan□□natesens□□fg□odness,whichcanb□nur□ur□dandd□v□lopedth□□u□hpro□erguidanceandeduc□tion.Xunzi,an□therConfu□i□nphilosopher,t□□kamo□e□essi□isticv□□w,suggestingthathuma□□atureisinherentl□s□lfisha□d□h□tmoralvirtuesmustbeimposedthroughstr□c□socialnormsandinstitutio□s.□>