Di□ferent□h□lo□oph□calschoolsh□v□offeredv□riousi□□erpretationsofRenZh□DeBenYu□n.InCo□fuci□nism,Renisseenasani□herentquality□h□tcanbecultiva□ed□h□oug□educati□□,self-d□□cip□□ne,andmoralpractice□Mencius,apr□minentConfucianthinker,ar□□edthathuma□bei□gsare□ornwi□haninnatesenseo□goo□□ess,whichcanbenurtur□dand□evelopedthroug□□rope□g□idan□□□nded□cati□n.Xunz□,a□□□herConf□cianph□los□pher,□ooka□orepessimistic□ie□,□uggestingthathu□an□□tureisinherentl□s□lfishandthatm□r□lvirtuesmustbeimposed□hro□□hstrictsocialnor□s□ndinstitu□□ons.<□p> Dif□erentphil□sophicalschoolshaveofferedvarious□nterpreta□□onsofRenZhaDeBenYuan.InCo□fuc□anis□,Renissee□asanin□eren□□ualityth□□canbecu□tivatedthrou□heducation□self-discipline,andmoralprac□ice.Mencius,apromin□□□Conf□cia□th□nke□,□rguedt□a□□u□□nbein□□arebor□withaninnates□nse□fg□odness,whichcanbenur□uredanddevel□□□dthroughprop□rgu□dan□eandeduca□io□.□unz□,anothe□□onf□cianphil□soph□r,took□m□re□es□□□i□ticv□ew,□□ggesti□gthathuma□na□ureisinheren□□y□elf□sh□ndth□□moralvirtuesmust□eimposedthroughs□ric□socialnormsa□d□nstituti□ns. Diff□r□ntph□losop□icals□hoolshave□f□ere□variousinterpr□tat□o□sofRenZhaDeBe□Y□an.I□Confuciani□□,□□nis□eenasanin□eren□qualitythatc□n□e□ult□vat□dthroug□ed□c□tion,self-□iscip□ine,an□moralpractice.Me□□i□s,apr□minentConfu□ianthinker,arg□edt□a□humanbein□sarebornwithaninnatesenseofgood□□ss,whichc□nbenurt□re□anddevelope□throughproperguid□nceandeducation.X□nzi,anotherConfucian□□ilosoph□r,t□okamorepessim□sticv□ew,suggest□ngtha□humannatur□i□□n□eren□lyselfi□handthatmo□alvirt□esmust□eimposedthr□ughstrictsocialnormsandinstit□t□ons□□□ D□f□ere□tphil□sophicalschoolshaveofferedvariousinterpretat□o□so□Ren□haD□BenYu□□.InC□nf□cian□sm,□e□i□□□enasaninherentqualitythatcanbec□ltivat□dthrougheducation,□elf□di□cipline,an□mo□alpractice.Menc□us□□prominent□onfucianthi□□er,arguedt□ath□ma□being□arebo□nwithaninnatesen□eofgoodness,whichc□□ben□rturedan□developed□h□o□□hprope□guida□ceande□uca□□□n.□unz□,anoth□rConfuci□nphilosophe□,t□okamo□epessimi□□i□view,su□□es□ingthathu□annatureisinher□ntly□elfishandthatmo□alv□□□uesmu□tbei□□osedthrough□tri□□□ocialnormsandi□s□itu□i□ns. □if□ere□tphil□sop□icalschoolsh□veofferedvari□u□i□t□rpre□ationsofRenZh□DeBen□□an.InConfuciani□m,Ren□sseena□aninherentqu□litythatca□becultivatedthrough□d□cation,s□□f-discipl□ne,□ndmo□alpractice□Me□c□us,a□rominen□Con□uc□anthinker,□rg□e□thathuma□beingsare□ornwith□□innate□ens□ofgoodness□whichcanbenurture□□nddevelo□edthro□gh□ro□erguida□cea□d□duca□ion.□□nzi,anotherConfuci□□philo□op□□r,tooka□or□pess□mist□c□iew□su□ges□ingth□thumannatureisinhe□ently□elfishandthatm□ralvirt□e□□□s□be□mposedthroughstrict□ocialnormsa□□institutions.