Di□ferentph□losophicalschoolsh□veofferedva□io□sinterpreta□ion□ofR□nZhaDeBenYuan□InConfu□ianism□Renisseenasan□nherentqu□litythatc□nb□c□ltivatedth□oug□educa□□on□self-□i□cipline,andmoralpractice.Mencius,ap□ominen□□onfuciant□i□ker,arguedt□athumanb□□□gsarebornwithaninn□tesens□□fgoo□□□ss,wh□chcanbenurturedanddevelopedthr□u□hproperguid□nceandeducat□□n.Xunz□,a□othe□Co□f□cianphil□sopher,tookamor□□essimisticview□sugges□□ngthathumannatu□e□sin□erent□□s□□□ishandthatm□ralv□rtuesmus□beimposedth□oug□□trictso□ialnormsand□nstit□tions.<□p> Di□ferentphilosoph□calschoo□shaveo□fered□ar□ous□n□erpretationsofRe□ZhaD□BenYuan.□nCon□□ci□nism,Renisse□na□an□nherentquality□h□□canbecu□tivat□dthrou□hed□c□□ion,self-□i□cip□in□□andmoralprac□ice.Menc□u□,a□romin□ntConfu□ianthi□ker,argu□dthathumanbei□□sarebornwi□haninnates□□seofgo□dne□s,whichcanbenu□ture□anddevelopedthr□ughproper□uid□nc□an□□ducation.Xunzi,anotherCon□ucianphilosopher,□ookam□repessimisticv□e□,suggestingth□t□um□nnatur□isinherentlys□lfishandth□tmoral□ir□uesmustbeimp□sedthroug□strictso□ialnormsan□ins□itutions.<□p□□□>Diffe□□ntphilos□□hic□lsc□oolshaveoffe□e□var□ous□nterpr□tationsof□□nZha□eBenYu□n.InConfu□□anism,R□□isseenasaninherentq□ality□□at□anbecultiva□edthr□ugheducation□□elf-d□s□□p□ine,andmoralpr□c□ice.□enc□us,a□ro□□n□ntConfu□ianthi□ker,arguedthathu□□nbeing□arebor□□i□□ani□na□□□enseofg□odness,whi□hc□n□enurturedanddevel□ped□hr□ughprope□guid□nceandeduc□□i□n□Xunzi,anotherConfucianphilosop□er,□ook□morepessimi□ticview□□ugge□tin□t□athuma□nat□□ei□inhere□□lyselfishandt□atm□r□lvirtuesm□st□eimpos□d□hroughstr□cts□□ialnormsandins□itutions.<□p□□p□□iffe□entphi□osophica□sc□ool□haveo□f□redvarious□nterpr□tationsofR□nZhaDe□□n□uan.I□Confuc□anism,R□nisse□nasaninhere□t□ualitythatca□□□cultivatedthrougheducatio□□self-d□sc□pline,□ndmoralpracti□e.Mencius,a□□□m□n□nt□onfucianthinker,ar□uedtha□□umanbei□gsa□ebo□nwi□□□□innates□nseofgoodn□ss,whichcanb□nu□□uredan□develop□dthroughprop□rguidanc□ande□ucation□Xun□i,anotherConf□c□anphilosoph□r,to□ka□orepess□misticview□s□g□esti□gthath□manna□□reisin□eren□□ys□lfishand□hatmor□lvirtuesmu□tbeimposedthroughs□r□ctsocia□norm□andin□tituti□ns.□> □ifferentphil□sop□ical□ch□o□shaveoffered□ariousi□terpretationsofRenZhaDeBenYuan.InCon□u□iani□□,□e□isseenasaninherent□□alit□thatca□be□ultivatedthroughe□u□ation,self-□□s□ipline,□ndm□ral□ra□tice.Me□c□us,aprominent□o□fucian□hinker,arg□edthath□manbei□gsar□born□□t□an□nnatesense□fgoodness□whic□c□nbenurturedanddevelop□dthroughproper□uid□nceandeducatio□.Xunzi,anot□erConf□cianphil□□opher,to□kamo□epessimisti□v□ew,s□□ge□t□ngthathumannature□□i□herent□yselfishandthatmoralvirtue□mus□beimpos□dthroughstrict□ocialnormsandi□□titutio□s. Differentphi□□sophicalschoolsh□veo□feredvar□□u□i□terpretationsofR□nZhaD□BenYuan.InC□nf□cianis□,□eni□seen□□aninherent□□ality□h□□canbecul□iva□edthroughedu□a□ion,self-discip□□ne,□ndmo□□l□r□ct□ce.Mencius,□□□□minen□Conf□cian□hink□r,arguedt□athuma□b□ingsarebor□□i□haninnatesenseof□o□d□ess□w□i□hcanbenu□turedanddevelope□throughproperguidancean□education.Xunzi,anothe□Confucianphilosopher,tookamorep□ssimi□tic□iew,□uggestin□□hat□uman□□tureisinherently□elf□shandtha□moralvirt□es□ustbeimpose□throughstrictsocialn□rmsandins□i□utions.<□p>