D□ff□ren□philosophicalscho□□shaveoffe□edva□iousinterpret□tionsofRenZhaD□B□nYuan.InConfu□ianis□,R□nissee□a□□ninhe□ent□u□□ity□hatcanbecu□ti□at□dthro□ghedu□ation,□elf-discipline,andmo□alpr□ctice.Me□cius,a□rominent□onfucianth□□ker,□rg□edthathu□anbe□ng□□rebor□□itha□innatese□□eofg□odness□whichcanbenurt□reda□□deve□opedt□ro□ghpropergui□anceandeduc□ti□n.Xunzi,anothe□Confucianp□ilosophe□,□□□kamore□essi□isti□view,□□ggesting□ha□humannat□reisinhere□tlys□l□ishan□thatmora□virtuesmustbeimpose□th□o□ghstrictsocialnormsandi□stitutions. D□□ferentphilo□op□ica□sc□oo□shaveoffe□□d□ariousinterpre□atio□sofRen□haD□BenYuan.InCon□uci□nism,Renisseenas□ninherentqualit□t□atcanbecultivatedth□ougheducation,self-dis□ipline,a□dmo□alpractice□Me□cius□ap□omin□ntConf□cian□□□nk□□,arguedtha□hum□□b□□ngsarebo□nwi□ha□inn□tesenseofgoodnes□,whichca□□enurturedanddev□lopedthroughproperg□ida□cea□d□duca□ion.□unz□,anotherC□nfuc□anphilo□o□her,□ooka□orepessimisticvi□w,sugges□in□thathumanna□ureisin□er□ntlyselfisha□dthatmora□□irtuesmust□eimposedt□roughstrictsocialn□rmsand□nstit□tio□□. Different□hilosophi□□lschool□haveoffer□dvariousinter□retations□□RenZhaDeBenYuan.□nCon□ucianism,Renis□eena□an□nher□ntqualitythatc□nbe□ul□iva□edthroug□educ□t□on,□e□f□discipli□e,andmo□□lpra□□ice□Mencius,apr□minent□o□fuci□nt□inker,argued□hathumanbeingsarebo□nwithani□□□tese□seofgoodn□ss,wh□chcanbenurture□anddev□lopedth□□u□hpr□□erguidanceandeduca□□on□Xunzi,anotherConfucia□philos□ph□r,tookamorepessimis□icvie□□s□ggestingthat□u□annatureisinhe□ent□yselfish□n□thatmo□□□virtuesmustbeimpo□ed□hroughstri□t□o□ia□no□msandinstitution□□□/□> Dif□ere□□□□□losophica□schoolshaveoffered□□rious□nter□re□ationsof□e□ZhaDeBenYuan.InC□□fucianism,Renisseenasaninherentquali□yth□□ca□becul□□v□t□dthrougheducation□s□lf-discipline,and□□ral□□ac□ice□Me□cius□aprominentCo□□□□ianthinker,arguedthath□m□nbeingsar□b□rnwit□□n□nnatesenseo□□oodne□s,whichc□nbenurtu□edanddevelopedthr□ughproperguidancean□educat□on.X□nz□,anot□erConfuc□anphilos□pher,□o□kamorepess□mist□cv□ew,sugges□□□gthathumannatur□isinherentlyselfishandtha□moralv□rtuesm□□tbeimpose□thro□g□stric□socialnor□san□inst□tutions. Differentphilosop□i□□lschoolsh□veofferedv□riousi□terpretationsofRenZh□DeBenYu□n.InConfu□□anism□□□□iss□enasani□□e□e□tqualitythatcanbecultivatedt□r□□gheducati□n□self-dis□ipline,a□dm□ral□□act□ce.Men□i□s,aprom□nentConfuc□an□hinke□□argue□t□athum□□beingsare□or□w□thaninnate□enseofgo□dn□ss,whichcanbenurturedanddevelopedthroughpr□per□ui□anceand□ducati□n.□u□zi,anot□erCo□□ucianphilos□pher,tookamorepe□□□misti□□iew,su□□□s□i□gthat□u□annatureisinherentlyse□fishandthatmo□a□virtuesmu□□beimpos□dthrou□hs□rictsocialno□msan□institut□ons. Diff□rentphiloso□□i□alscho□lshaveofferedva□io□sin□erpretati□n□ofRenZ□aDeBenY□□n.InConfucianism□Renis□een□□anin□ere□□□ualitythatcanbecult□vatedthrougheduc□tion□s□□f□□is□□□l□ne,andmoralp□a□tice.Menci□□,□p□□minentConfuc□anthinker,arguedthat□umanbeingsa□ebornwithan□nn□tesenseofgoodnes□,□hichca□benurt□□e□anddevel□p□dthroughproperguidance□nde□uca□ion.Xu□z□,anot□□rConfucian□hilosoph□□,tookamorep□ssimist□cv□ew,sugg□s□ingthat□umannatureisinhe□□ntl□se□□isha□dthatmoralvi□tu□smustb□imposedthr□ughstri□tsocial□□rmsa□dinstitutions□