D□ffe□entphilo□ophicalschool□have□ffe□edv□riousint□rpret□□ions□fR□nZhaDe□enYuan.InConfucia□ism□□enis□e□nasaninhe□entqualitytha□can□ecultivatedthr□ugheducation□s□l□-discipline,and□oral□□a□tice.Menci□s,a□r□mi□e□tConf□□ian□hinker,a□guedthathu□anbeingsa□e□or□w□than□nnatese□seofgoodness,whichcanbenurturedand□ev□lo□edthroughpropergui□an□eandeducation.□unzi,anotherConfucianphiloso□her□tookamorepessi□□st□cv□e□,su□gestingth□thu□annatureisin□eren□lys□lfishandthatmo□alvirtue□mus□beimposedthroug□str□□tsocialn□□msan□insti□u□ions. Diff□rentphilo□op□i□als□hoolsha□eoffer□dv□riousi□terpretationsofRenZhaDeBenY□an.In□onfucianism,Ren□sseena□an□nherent□□alitythatc□nbecul□i□atedthrougheducation,s□lf-discipli□e,andmoralpractice.Mencius,ap□ominentCo□fuc□a□thinker,arguedthathumanbeingsarebo□nwithaninn□t□□enseofg□odness□□h□chc□nb□nurtu□e□anddev□l□pedt□rou□□pro□erg□id□nceanded□cation.X□nzi,anot□□rCon□ucianphi□os□pher,took□morep□ssimi□ti□view,sugg□s□i□□th□thumannatu□eisinheren□□yselfishandthatmo□alvirt□esmus□beimp□sedth□oughstrictsocialnormsandinstituti□ns. □i□fere□tphiloso□□i□□lsc□ools□aveof□eredvari□u□inte□□re□ation□ofRenZhaDeBenYuan.I□Confucia□ism,Renisseenasanin□□re□tquality□hatc□nbecul□ivatedth□□□□heducation□sel□-discip□ine,□ndmor□lpract□□e.□encius,a□rominent□on□u□□anthinker,arguedthat□umanbeingsareb□□□wit□a□innatesen□eofgood□e□s,whichc□□ben□rtur□danddevelopedthroughp□opergu□□an□eande□ucation.Xunzi,an□therConfuc□anphilosopher,to□□□morepessimisti□v□e□,suggestingthathuman□ature□sinherently□elfishandthatmoralvi□tues□ustbe□□po□edthrough□trictsocialnorms□□dinstituti□ns.□□p> Diff□re□tphil□□oph□cal□cho□lshave□ffer□dvariousinter□retations□fR□nZha□eBenYuan.□nConfuc□□ni□m,Renisseenasan□nherent□ualityth□t□anbecul□iva□□dthrough□□ucatio□□self□di□cipli□e,□ndmoral□ractice.M□ncius,a□□ominentC□nf□c□an□hinke□,arguedthath□m□nbeing□arebor□□ithan□□nates□nseofgood□ess,w□ichcanben□r□uredanddevel□pedthroughp□o□erg□idan□ea□d□ducat□on.Xunzi,□notherConfucianphilosop□er□tookamorepe□simisticview,sugges□□□gthathuma□na□ure□sinhe□□ntlyselfisha□d□□□tmoralvirt□esmustbeimposed□□□oughstrictsoci□lnormsa□dinst□tut□on□. Differ□ntphi□osoph□calschool□h□veoffer□□var□o□sinterpretations□fRen□□aDeBenYu□n.□□Confucianis□,Renis□een□□ani□herentqu□lityth□tcanb□cultivatedth□oug□education,□el□□discipline,andmo□alpracti□e□Me□c□us□apromin□□tConfucianthinker,arguedthat□umanbe□ngsarebornw□tha□inna□esenseofg□od□ess□□hichcanbenurturedanddeve□o□edt□roug□pr□perg□i□an□eande□ucat□o□.Xunzi,a□othe□Confuc□a□philosop□er□too□amorepessimisticview,sugge□t□ngthathumannaturei□i□he□□ntlys□lfisha□dtha□mo□alvirtuesm□stbeimposedthroughstrictsoc□alnormsan□in□tituti□ns.