Dif□erent□h□losophic□lschoo□shav□offered□ariousinte□pr□tationsofRenZha□eBe□Yuan.I□Conf□cia□ism,Renisseenasa□inherent□uality□□a□c□nb□cultivatedthrough□duc□tion,se□□-□isci□□□□e,andmoral□ractic□□□e□cius,ap□ominentConfucianthi□ker,arg□edthathumanbein□sarebor□□ithaninn□t□□□n□eof□oodnes□□w□ichcanbenurtur□danddeve□opedth□oughpro□erguidanceandeduca□ion.□unz□,anotherCon□□ci□nphil□sopher,tookam□repessimistic□i□w,suggesti□gthathum□□nat□re□sinherentlyselfish□ndtha□mora□virtues□u□t□eimpos□dt□r□ughstr□ct□□cialnormsandinstitut□ons. Differe□tphilosophicalschoo□sha□e□ff□red□ario□□inte□p□etation□ofRenZhaDeBe□Yuan□In□o□fuci□nis□,□enisse□nasaninh□rentqualityt□□t□anbe□ultiva□edt□□ougheducation,se□f-discipline,andmoralpractice.Me□ci□s□apro□inen□□on□uciant□i□ker,arguedth□□h□manbe□ngsarebo□nwithaninn□tesen□e□fgo□dness,whichca□benu□turedanddeveloped□h□□ug□p□opergu□dancea□deducation.Xunzi□anotherConfucianph□losoph□□,too□amorepessimisti□vi□□□s□ggesti□gthathu□annaturei□in□□rentlysel□ishandthatmora□□□rtu□smustbeimpos□dthroughstric□socialnormsandinstitutions□ D□ff□rentphi□osophica□sc□oolshaveofferedvariousinterpretat□on□ofRenZh□DeBenYuan.I□C□nfucianis□,□enisseenasaninheren□qualityt□atcanbeculti□□t□dthrou□heducatio□,self-□is□ip□ine,□ndmora□practice.M□n□ius,□pr□mine□tConfucianth□nker□arguedt□□thumanb□ingsarebo□nwitha□innatesens□ofgoodness,whichcanben□r□uredanddevelopedthr□u□hpr□□erguidanceandeduca□ion.Xu□zi,anothe□Conf□cianph□□osopher,to□□amorepessimi□ticview,□ugg□s□i□gthathumann□tureisinherentlyse□fis□andthatmo□alvirt□es□us□□eimposedthroughstri□□□ocia□n□rmsand□nstituti□ns□ Di□ferentphiloso□h□calschoolshaveo□f□re□variousinterp□□tat□onsof□enZ□aDeBenYuan.In□onfuci□□ism,Re□is□ee□asaninhe□e□tqu□□ityt□atcanbecultivated□hr□ughe□ucation,self-discip□ine,andmoralp□actice.Me□cius□apro□□nentConfucianthin□er□argue□th□thu□anbeings□r□bornwithani□n□te□□nseofgo□dnes□,which□anben□rt□r□danddev□□□pedthr□ughprop□rguid□nce□ndeducation.□□nzi,anotherCo□fucianphilo□opher,tookam□repess□misticvie□,su□g□stingthathumann□tu□eisinher□ntly□□lfishandthatmoralvir□ue□must□□imposedth□oughstri□tsoci□lnormsa□din□ti□utions□ Differentphi□osop□i□alscho□lshaveofferedvariousi□t□□p□etation□ofRenZha□□BenYuan.InConfucianism,Renisseen□saninherentqualitythatcanbecultivated□h□ou□hedu□ation,self-disc□p□ine□a□dmora□p□actice.M□ncius,□promi□e□tConfucian□hinker,a□guedthathuman□ei□gsa□eb□□nw□t□a□innatesenseofgoodness,□hic□canbenu□turedanddevelo□e□th□□ughp□op□rgui□anceandeducat□on.Xunz□,a□□□her□□nfu□ian□hiloso□her□t□o□a□orepessimisticview,□ugg□stingthathumannatureisinh□rentlyselfisha□dthatmoral□□□□u□smu□t□eimpose□throughstrictso□ial□o□msandi□st□tutions.<□p□