Differe□tphi□osophicalsch□olshaveoff□redvarious□nterpretat□onsofRen□h□DeBenYuan.InConfucianis□,Renisseenasaninh□r□nt□□alitythat□anbeculti□atedthro□ghed□cati□n,self-disciplin□□andmoralpractice.Me□cius,ap□ominentConf□ci□nthi□ker,arguedthathum□nbeingsareb□rnw□t□a□i□natesense□□goodness□□h□chcanb□n□rturedanddevelopedth□oughp□ope□gu□danceandeducatio□.Xunzi,anotherConf□ci□nphilos□pher,tookam□repessimisticvi□w□s□ggestingt□athumanna□□r□isin□e□ent□□se□fishandthat□oralvirtuesmust□e□mposed□hro□□hstrictsoci□ln□□msandinstitutions. Di□ferentp□il□□ophicalsc□oolshaveoffer□□vari□usinterpreta□ionsofRenZhaDeB□nYuan.InC□nfucianism,Renisseen□saninher□n□qualityt□atcanbecultivatedthrougheducat□on□self-d□scipl□ne□an□□oralpractice.Menc□us,a□□omine□tCo□fu□ianth□nker,arguedthathumanbein□sa□ebornwithaninnate□enseof□□odness,whichcanb□nur□uredanddev□□□□□dthr□ughp□operguidancea□□e□ucation□Xu□zi,anot□erConfu□ian□hi□osopher,tooka□orepessimi□ti□v□ew,suggestingthath□manna□□□eisi□here□tly□elfishandthatmoralvirtues□u□tbeimposedthroughst□□ct□oc□al□orm□andinstitu□□on□. Differentph□losoph□c□lschoolshaveofferedva□□□us□nterpretationsofRenZhaD□B□nYua□.InConfuci□nism,Renisseenasani□here□tqua□itythatcanbecult□vatedth□□ugheducat□□□,□elf-disciplin□,an□moral□□actic□.Menc□us,□prominentConfuc□anthin□□r,arg□edth□□humanbeingsarebornwi□h□n□nnatesenseofgoodness□whichca□□□□ur□ureda□ddevel□p□dthrou□hprop□r□uidanc□anded□catio□.X□nz□□anotherConfu□ian□□□loso□her,too□□mor□pe□simisticvie□,su□□es□in□that□umanna□□rei□inh□r□ntlyself□shand□hatmor□lvirtues□u□tbeimp□sed□□roughstr□ctsocialn□r□sandinstituti□□s.□□p>□p>□ifferen□ph□losophic□lschoolsha□eoffere□variousin□e□□□etati□nsofRe□ZhaD□BenYua□.InConfucianism□R□n□sseenasaninherentq□alitytha□can□ecult□va□e□throu□heduca□ion,self-di□ci□lin□,andmoralpracti□e.Mencius,apr□m□□e□tConfucian□h□nker,□rguedthathumanbe□ngs□rebornwithaninn□tesen□eof□oodn□s□,whichcan□enurturedanddev□lop□d□h□oughpro□erguidanceandeducat□on.Xunzi,a□othe□C□nfu□ianph□losopher,tookamorepessim□sticview□sugge□t□ngtha□humann□turei□inhere□tlysel□ishandthatmo□a□□irtuesmu□t□eimposedthr□ughstri□t□o□ia□normsa□din□titutions.