Differen□philosophi□als□hoolsh□veoffe□edvari□us□nter□retat□□nsofRenZh□DeBen□u□n□InConfuc□an□sm,Renisseena□an□nhere□tqua□itythat□anbecultiva□e□th□ough□d□cation,self-discipline,a□dmor□l□ractice.Mencius□apr□minent□on□□cianthinker,arguedtha□huma□being□areb□rnwithani□nat□senseofgo□dn□ss,whichca□benurtured□nd□evelopedt□ro□□hpr□p□rg□i□□n□□a□deducatio□.X□nzi,anotherCo□fu□ian□h□□osop□□r,to□□amorep□ssimisti□v□ew□□uggest□ngt□at□u□anna□ureis□nherentlysel□ishan□th□tmoralvirtue□mustbeimpos□dt□roughst□ictsocialnormsandin□titutions.□>□p>Diff□□entphilo□o□hi□al□chools□□□eoffered□□riousinterpr□tations□fRenZhaDeBenY□an.I□Conf□cianism,Re□isseenasaninherentqualitythatcan□eculti□□t□dthrougheducation,sel□-discipline,a□dmoral□ractice□Me□ciu□□apro□i□en□C□n□uci□n□h□nker,arguedth□thumanbei□gsarebornwithaninnatese□seofgo□dne□□,w□□chc□nbenu□turedandd□vel□pedth□oughproperg□□danceandeduca□ion.Xunzi□anot□erCo□□ucia□phi□osopher,□ookamor□pessimist□cview,s□□g□sti□gthathumannatureisi□heren□lyselfi□□andth□tmora□virtuesmustbeimposedthrou□hstrictsoci□lnorms□ndinsti□uti□ns. □iffer□ntphilo□oph□□alschoolsha□eoffer□dvariousinterpretationsofRenZhaDeBe□Yua□.InConfucianis□□Re□issee□asaninhe□e□□quali□ythat□□nbecultivated□hrougheducation,self-discip□ine,□n□moralp□ac□ice.Menciu□,a□rominent□on□ucia□th□nker,arguedthathu□anbeingsareborn□it□anin□□te□enseo□goodness□whi□hcanb□nu□tur□dandde□elopedthroughpropergu□danceanded□ca□ion.Xunzi□anotherConfuc□a□phil□sophe□,tookamo□□pe□simisticview,suggestin□t□□thum□□na□ureisinh□rentlyselfisha□dth□tmoralvirtue□mustbei□pos□dthrough□trictso□i□l□ormsandinstitu□ions.□□ Differe□tphi□osophicals□hoo□shaveoff□redv□□i□usinter□□et□tionsofRenZhaD□Ben□ua□.In□onf□ci□nism,Renisseena□□ninh□re□□qualitythat□a□□ecultiva□edthrough□ducation,self-discipli□e,and□□ralpra□tice.Mencius,apr□mi□entCo□fucianthinker,arguedt□a□humanbei□gsareb□r□withanin□ate□e□seofgood□ess,w□ichcan□en□rturedanddevelopedthroughpro□e□guidanceandeducati□n.Xunzi,ano□he□Co□f□cianphilosopher,tookamo□epessimis□icv□ew,sug□estingth□□humannatur□isi□herentlys□lf□sha□dthatmo□alv□rtu□□m□s□beimpos□dthroug□stricts□□ialno□m□an□i□stitutions. Differe□t□hil□soph□□alschoolsh□v□offeredv□ri□u□interpretationsof□enZ□aDeBenYuan□InConf□ci□nis□,□eniss□e□□□a□inherentqualitythatcanbec□ltivatedthrough□ducat□on□self-discipline,andmor□lpr□ctice.Men□ius,a□rominen□Confuc□anthin□□□,arguedthathumanbeingsarebornwitha□□□natesen□eofgo□dness,whichcanben□□turedanddevel□pedthrou□hproper□uid□n□ea□□ed□cation□Xunzi,anot□er□onf□cianphi□osophe□□tookamor□pes□i□ist□□view,suggesti□gt□□t□uman□at□reisinher□□tlyselfish□□□thatmoralvirtue□mustb□im□□sedthroughstrictso□□alno□msa□din□ti□uti□ns.