Differentphilosophica□scho□lshave□ff□redvar□ous□n□er□□et□tionsofRen□haDeBenYuan.□□Con□ucia□ism□Renis□eenasa□inherentqualit□□hatc□nb□cultivatedt□rougheduca□ion,s□lf-discip□ine,□n□mo□alpractice.□enc□us,a□r□minentConfu□□anthinke□,□rg□edthathumanbeing□a□ebor□with□ninnates□ns□ofg□odne□s,wh□c□canbenurture□an□□□veloped□hroughpr□per□uidanc□andeduc□□□on.□unzi,anotherConfucianphilosoph□r,tookam□repess□misti□vi□w,sug□estingthathum□nnatureis□nherent□yse□fishandthatmoralvi□tuesmust□eim□os□dthroughstrictsoc□alnormsa□di□s□itutions. □if□erentphi□osophicalschoolsha□eofferedv□r□ou□interp□etatio□□ofRenZ□aDe□en□uan.InConfucianism,R□nisseenasaninhere□tqualit□thatcan□□□ult□□□tedt□rougheducati□n,self-discipline□an□mo□a□p□a□tice□Menci□s□apro□in□□tConfuc□ant□i□ker,argu□d□hath□□□n□eingsareborn□□than□nn□tesenseofg□o□ness,□hichcanbenurture□anddevelopedthroughp□operguida□c□□nd□du□ation.Xunzi,anot□erC□nfu□□□□philosopher□□ookamore□es□imisticv□□w,sugg□sti□gthathumannatureisi□he□en□lyselfishandthatmoralvir□□es□ustbeimposedt□r□ughstrictsoc□alnor□sandinstit□□ions. <□>Diff□rent□hilo□ophicalschoolshav□o□fered□ariou□interpretationsofRenZhaDeB□nYu□n□In□onfu□ia□ism,Renis□e□nasaninheren□quali□□thatcanbeculti□a□□dt□rougheduca□i□n,self□di□cipline,andmoral□ractice.Me□ci□□,aprominentC□n□u□ia□thinker,a□gu□d□□athumanbeingsa□□bor□withani□□atesens□of□oodness,whichc□nben□rturedand□□velopedt□rough□r□pergu□dan□eandeducat□on.Xunzi,anotherC□□fucianp□iloso□her,tookam□repess□m□s□□c□iew,suggestingthathum□□natureisinherently□el□ish□nd□hatmoralvirtuesmust□□imposedthr□u□□strictso□ial□o□msand□nstitu□□ons. Differe□t□hil□sophica□schoolshav□□□feredvari□usi□t□r□retationso□RenZhaDeBenYuan.In□onfuc□a□ism,R□niss□enasaninhere□tqualityth□tcanbe□ultivatedt□rougheducati□n,se□□□discipline,andmoralpra□tice.□encius,aprom□n□ntConfuc□anth□n□e□,□□□u□dth□thum□nbeingsa□ebornwit□a□innate□ens□ofgoodness,whichcanbenurtur□danddevelop□dthroughprope□guidancean□e□□catio□.Xunzi,anoth□rC□nfucianphi□osopher,t□ok□morepessimis□i□view,sugges□ingt□athuma□natu□ei□in□erentlyselfi□handthat□or□lvirt□esmustb□□m□os□□throughstrictsocialnormsandin□titutions. Differen□philoso□□□calschoolsha□eoffere□vario□sint□rpret□tion□o□□enZ□a□eBenYuan.I□C□n□ucia□ism□Renisseenas□ninheren□q□a□ity□hatc□nbecultivatedthroughed□c□tion,self-discipline,andm□ralpractice.Menci□s□apromi□entConfucia□think□r,arguedthathu□□n□□ingsareb□r□with□ninnatesen□eofgoodnes□□w□ichcanbenurturedanddevelopedthroughpr□□e□gui□anceanded□ca□□□n.Xu□zi,a□other□onfu□ianph□losoph□r,to□kamorepessimi□t□cv□ew,sug□estingthathumann□ture□sinheren□l□selfis□andthat□or□□□irtuesmustbeimp□s□dthr□□ghs□ricts□cialnorms□ndinstitution□.