Diffe□entphilosophi□alschoolshave□fferedvariousint□rpret□tionsofRenZ□aDeBenY□an.In□onfucianism,Renisseenasaninhere□tqu□lityt□atc□□becultivatedthrough□ducation□self-□iscipline,andmo□a□□□□cti□e.□enc□us,apro□inen□□o□fuci□nthinker,a□guedthathu□anbeingsarebo□nwithaninnatesen□eo□goodness,whic□ca□benurturedanddevelopedthrough□ro□erguida□ce□nde□□ca□i□□.Xun□i,anoth□rConfucianphilosop□er,tookamorepessimist□cv□ew,suggestingth□thumannaturei□inhere□tl□selfish□ndtha□□oralv□rtuesmust□eimpose□throu□hstrictsoci□lnormsandinst□tut□□ns. D□□ferentph□los□p□icalsch□ols□a□e□f□eredv□□i□usinterpretationsofRe□Zha□e□en□u□n□I□□□n□ucianism□Reni□seenasa□in□eren□qualitythat□an□ecultivat□d□□rougheducation,self-□iscip□ine,andmoralprac□ice.Men□i□s□□promin□ntCon□uc□ant□□nker,argued□ha□huma□be□ngsa□□bo□□withaninnatesen□eofgoodnes□,whichcanbenurt□□ed□nddevelopedthroughproperguid□ncea□ded□cation.Xunzi,an□therConfu□ianphilo□opher,to□kamor□pessimis□icvie□,suggest□n□tha□humannatureisin□□rent□ysel□ishandtha□mo□□lvirt□esmustbeimpose□t□rou□h□t□ictsocial□ormsandinst□t□tions. Differentphilosop□icalscho□lsha□□offeredvarious□nterpr□t□□i□□sofRenZhaDeBenY□a□□InCo□fu□ian□s□,Renisse□na□aninherentqualitythat□□nbecultivated□□rou□heducat□on□self-□iscipline,andmoral□ract□ce.□encius,apr□minentC□nfuci□□thinke□,ar□uedt□□□humanb□i□□sarebornwithani□nates□n□eof□oodness,whichcan□enurturedanddev□l□ped□hrou□hp□operguidanceanded□cati□n□X□□zi,anoth□□□onfuc□anphilosoph□r,□ookam□repe□simisti□view,□ugg□□ti□□that□um□nnat□□eisinher□ntl□selfishandthatmo□alvi□tues□ustbeimpos□dthrou□hstrictsocialno□m□andinstitutions.<□p□ Di□ferentphil□s□p□icalschoolshaveof□eredvar□ousi□t□rpr□tatio□□ofRenZhaDeBe□□ua□□InCo□fuc□a□ism,Renissee□asanin□ere□t□uali□ythatc□nbe□ult□va□edthrougheduc□t□on,□□□f-disciplin□,□n□moralpra□tic□□□enc□u□,a□rominentConfucia□thin□er□arguedthathuma□beings□r□bor□witha□in□at□sense□fg□odn□ss,whi□hc□nbenurt□□edanddev□lo□□dth□oug□□roperguidanceandeduca□ion.X□n□i,a□otherConfuci□nphilosop□□r,t□okamorepessi□□sticview□sugg□stingtha□humanna□ureisinherentlys□lfish□nd□ha□□oralvirtuesmust□e□m□os□dt□roughstric□soc□a□□ormsandinstitutions□□> Diffe□e□tphil□sophicalsch□olshaveofferedvariousint□rpretationsofRe□Zh□DeBenYu□□.InConfuc□anism,Ren□ss□e□asa□inhe□entqual□tyth□tca□becultiv□tedt□ro□ghe□ucation,se□f-discip□□ne,an□mo□alpractic□.Mencius,ap□omine□□Confucianth□nker,arguedthathumanbein□sar□□ornwithani□natesenseofgoo□□ess,w□ichca□benurtu□edandd□vel□ped□□r□ughproperguidanceandeduca□ion.Xunzi,anotherConf□cianph□lo□o□her,t□o□amorepessimisticv□ew,sugg□sti□gtha□□□mannature□s□n□erentlyselfishandthat□□ra□virtuesmustb□imposed□hroughstrictsoc□□lnormsandinstitut□□ns.