Differentph□losophicalschoolshaveoffered□ar□ousinter□□et□tio□sofRenZhaDeBenYuan.InCon□uc□a□□sm,Reni□s□□na□aninh□rentqual□tyt□atc□n□ecultivatedthro□gheduc□tion,self-discip□i□□□andm□ralpractice.Menci□s,ap□ominentConfucianthi□ker,argue□thath□manbeingsar□□ornwith□n□nnate□enseofgo□dness,whichc□□benurtur□danddev□lopedthrough□rop□□□ui□anc□andedu□ation□Xunzi□□nothe□□onfuc□anph□losopher,too□amore□e□simistic□iew,sug□e□□ingth□thumannatur□isi□h□□en□ly□elfis□and□hatm□ralvirtuesmust□eimposedthroughstrictsocial□ormsandinst□tuti□ns. □ifferentphilosophicalschoolsha□eoffer□dv□riousinterpreta□i□ns□fR□nZhaDe□enYuan.InC□nfucian□sm,Reni□s□□na□a□□nh□ren□qu□l□ty□hat□□nbec□lti□atedthrougheduca□□on,self-discipline,and□or□□prac□ice.Menc□u□□apromine□tCon□uciant□inker,arguedthath□manbein□s□rebornwitha□innatesens□ofgoodness,whi□hcanben□□t□redanddevelope□throughproperg□idance□nde□ucat□on□□unzi,anothe□Confucianphiloso□□er,to□kamorep□ssimisti□□iew,s□ggestingt□a□h□□annat□rei□inherentlyself□s□□□□thatm□□alvirtue□mustb□im□osedthro□ghstricts□□ial□o□□sandinstitutions. Dif□erentphilosoph□c□l□choolshav□offeredvari□usinterpretati□nsofRenZh□DeBenYua□.In□□nfucia□ism,R□nis□eenasaninh□rentqualityth□□□a□b□□ult□□ated□hro□gheducation,s□lf-dis□iplin□,andmoralpra□tice.Mencius,ap□om□nentC□nfu□ianthinke□,arguedthathu□an□eingsarebornwith□ninnat□s□n□eofgoo□nes□,w□ichcanb□□urt□re□a□ddevelope□□□roughproper□uidanc□□ndeducatio□□Xunzi,ano□herC□nfu□ia□ph□losopher,□ookamor□□es□imist□cview,su□ge□tin□t□at□umannatureis□□herentlyselfish□n□th□tmoralvirtuesmustb□impose□□hro□ghstrictso□ia□normsandin□titutions. Differentphilos□phicalschoolshave□fferedvariousinterpretationsofRenZhaDeBenYu□n□InC□nfucia□ism,□enisseenasa□i□h□rentq□alityt□atcanbe□ultivatedthrough□d□cation□se□f-di□cipli□e,a□dmoralpractice.□enc□us,aprominentCo□f□cia□thinker,arguedthath□□anbe□ngsareb□r□w□thanin□atesenseofgoodne□s,wh□chcanbenu□tureda□ddevelope□thr□ughproperguid□nceand□ducation.Xunzi□an□therConf□cianphilosopher,□ookamorepess□mist□cview,sugg□stin□t□□thuma□na□ur□isinherentlys□lfish□□d□□atmo□alvi□tu□smustbeimposedthrou□□strictso□ialnor□sand□nstitutio□s. Di□fer□n□phi□osophica□schoolsha□e□ff□□edvario□sinterpreta□ionsofRenZhaD□Ben□uan□InCo□□ucia□ism,□enisseenasanin□□ren□q□□litythat□anbecultiva□□d□hroug□educa□ion,self□dis□ipline,□ndm□ralprac□ice.Mencius,□promine□□C□nfuciant□□nker□a□guedth□th□manbei□gsarebornwi□h□ni□nates□nseofgoodnes□,wh□chcanbenurture□andd□□el□□edthroughpr□p□rguidancea□deducation.Xunzi,another□onfucianphilosopher,tookamore□essimi□tic□iew□s□□g□s□ingtha□□umann□tureisinh□ren□ly□el□ishan□□hatmoralvirtue□mustbeim□osedthroughstr□ctsocialnor□san□institutions. Di□fer□n□□hilosop□ic□l□choolshaveofferedva□□ousint□rpretat□o□sofRenZhaDeBen□uan.In□onfu□i□n□sm□R□n□sseenasaninherentqual□tythatcanbecultiva□edthro□g□□ducat□on□s□l□-discipline,andmoral□ractice.Mencius,apromine□tC□n□ucianthi□ker,arguedthathuma□□eingsarebor□witha□□nnat□se□se□fgoodn□s□,whichcan□e□□□turedandde□el□pedthro□ghpropergu□danceanded□cation.□unzi,ano□he□□onfu□□anphilo□opher□tookamor□pess□mistic□iew,sugg□stingthathuman□aturei□i□here□□□□s□lfishandth□tmo□alvirtuesmust□ei□p□s□dthro□ghst□ictsoc□□l□ormsandinstitutions.