Dif□erent□h□losophic□lschoolshaveoff□redva□iousinterp□□t□ti□ns□fRen□haDeBenYuan.InC□n□uci□□is□,Reni□seenasaninher□ntqualitythatcanb□c□□tivated□hrougheducation□□□lf□discipline□andmoralpractice.Menci□s,□□□□mi□□n□Co□fucianthinke□□a□g□edthathumanbeingsa□ebornwith□□innatesenseofgoo□ne□s,□hichc□n□e□urtured□n□de□□lope□throughpropergui□ancea□deducation□Xu□zi,anoth□rCon□uci□nphilosoph□r,to□kamorepes□imisticview,□u□g□stingthath□m□nna□ureisinherentlyse□f□shandt□□tmoralvir□uesm□stbeimposedt□roughstri□tsocialnormsandinsti□u□ions. Dif□erentph□losophi□□lsch□o□shave□□fere□variousinterpretationsofRenZ□□DeBe□Yuan.InConfucianism,Renis□een□san□nhe□e□tq□al□tythatca□be□ulti□atedthrougheducati□□,self-□iscipline,andmoralpract□ce.Menc□us,apromine□tConfucian□hinke□,arguedthathumanbeingsarebornwithaninn□tesens□o□go□dness,whichcanbenurt□red□nddevelop□dthr□ughprope□gu□danceand□ducation.Xunzi,□no□herCon□ucian□hilosopher□tookamorepes□imisticview,suggesting□h□th□man□atur□is□n□erently□elfi□□andthatmo□alvir□uesmustbeimposed□h□ough□trictsocialnormsand□ns□□tution□.<□p> D□ffe□entp□i□□□ophic□l□chool□haveof□er□dvariou□interpretationso□RenZhaD□□en□uan□InCo□fucia□ism,□enisseenasaninheren□qu□□itythatc□nbec□lt□vat□dthrou□h□□u□ation□self-d□s□i□line,an□moralp□actice.Mencius,aprominentConfuci□nth□nke□,ar□ue□t□athu□anb□ingsarebor□withaninn□tesense□fgood□ess,whic□canbenurturedand□evelop□dt□rou□hprope□gu□danceandeduca□ion.Xun□i,a□otherConfuci□nph□□□s□pher,to□kamorepessimisti□view,suggestingthath□mannat□□eisinhere□tl□selfishandthatmo□alvirt□esmustbeimposedthrou□hs□rictsocialnorms□ndinstitutions. Differentphilosop□□ca□sc□oolsha□e□f□e□□□v□rio□si□terpret□ti□n□ofRenZhaDeB□nY□an.□nConfucianism,Renissee□□saninher□□tqualityt□a□c□nbec□ltivatedthroug□edu□ation□sel□-discipline,a□dmoralpractice.Mencius,□prom□nentConfucia□th□nke□,argued□hat□□m□nbe□ngsareb□□nwithaninnat□sens□o□g□odness,whichca□be□□rtu□edandde□elopedthrough□roperguidanceandeducation.Xunzi,□□□the□Confucia□ph□losopher□to□kamo□e□□ssimisti□vi□□,suggest□□gthathuman□□ture□sinheren□l□selfishandthatmoralvirtuesmust□e□mp□□edthroughstrictsoci□lnormsandinstitut□o□s.□□<□>Differentphil□sophic□□s□hoo□shaveoffe□ed□ario□s□nter□reta□ionsofRenZh□DeBenYua□.InCon□uc□anis□□R□nisseenasan□□herentqualitythatcanbeculti□atedthr□□g□educ□tion,self□di□cipl□ne□a□dmoralpra□tice.□enc□us,apromine□□C□nfucianthin□er,ar□uedthathu□□nb□ings□rebo□nw□thaninnat□s□nseofg□o□ness□whichcanbenurture□□nd□□ve□ope□t□roughpro□erguidanceand□du□a□ion.Xunzi,□notherConfuci□□philosopher,tookamorepessimisticview,su□g□s□□□□th□thuma□n□□ureisinhe□entlyselfi□h□ndthatmora□vir□ues□ustbeimposedthroughst□ictsoc□alno□msandin□tit□tions.