□ifferen□philosophi□alscho□lsha□□offere□v□rious□nte□pret□tionsofR□nZhaDeBenYuan.InConfuciani□m,R□□isseenasa□inhe□entqua□ityt□atca□becu□□i□atedth□ougheduca□ion,self-discipli□e,a□dm□ralp□ac□ice.Me□c□□s,□promin□□tConfu□ianthink□r□arguedth□t□umanbeingsarebornwithaninnatesen□eofgood□ess,wh□chcanbenurturedandde□eloped□□□oughproperguidan□eanded□c□□ion.Xu□zi□anotherConfucianphi□osopher,tookam□repess□misticv□ew,suggestingt□a□hu□annat□r□is□nh□rentlyselfis□andthatmoralvirtue□mu□tbeimposedthroughstric□□ocialnormsandins□itutions□<□p□ Diff□rentphi□osoph□ca□schoolshav□□ffered□ariousint□r□ret□tionsofRenZhaDeBenYuan.In□onfucianism,Re□i□□eenasaninheren□quality□ha□c□nbec□lt□v□t□d□□roughedu□ation,self-discipli□e,a□d□ora□□□□ct□ce.Me□cius,apromi□en□C□nfucianthinke□,arguedthathumanb□ingsarebornwi□han□nnatesenseo□goodness,w□ichcanbenurtured□□ddevelopedthroughproperguidancea□dedu□ation.Xun□i,□not□erConfu□ianphiloso□her,too□amorepessi□is□icv□□□,sugges□ingt□□thu□annatur□isin□erentlys□□fishandthatmor□lvirtue□mustbei□□osedthroug□□trictsocia□normsandinstitutions.<□p> □p>□□□ferent□hi□oso□hic□lsc□oo□shaveo□fered□□ri□u□in□erpretation□ofRenZ□aDeBenYua□.InCon□ucianism,Re□isse□nasaninherentquali□□thatcan□ecultivatedthrou□hed□c□tion□□elf-disc□pline,andmor□lp□a□□ice.Mencius,aprominen□Con□ucianthink□r,arguedthathuma□b□ing□arebornw□thaninnates□nseofgoo□ne□s,which□anbenurturedand□evelopedth□oughproper□ui□□nc□a□□e□ucation.X□nzi,ano□herCo□fucianphilosopher,tookamorepessi□i□tic□iew,su□gesti□gthat□u□a□natureisi□h□rent□yselfi□handtha□moralvirtuesmus□beimposedt□ro□ghstrictsocial□ormsand□n□t□□ution□.