□if□e□entphilos□phicalschoo□shaveofferedvariousinterpr□tation□ofRenZhaDeBenYuan.InConfucian□□m□R□niss□□nasa□inherentqua□itythatcan□e□ultivatedthr□ugheducation,self-discipline,andmoralpractice.Menci□s,□pro□inentC□n□u□ianthinker,□r□□□dthathumanbeing□arebo□nwit□aninnate□□nseofgoodness,whi□h□an□enurturedan□□evelop□d□hro□ghprope□gu□danceandeducation.Xunzi,anot□□rConfucianphil□s□phe□,took□m□repessi□□sticview,su□gestingthathuma□natureis□nhe□entl□□e□fishandth□□mo□a□virt□esmus□beimposedt□rou□h□□rictsoc□□lnormsandi□stit□tions. D□f□eren□philosophica□scho□lshave□□□er□d□a□ious□nte□pret□ti□nsofRenZhaD□BenYuan.□nConfucianism,Ren□□seenasaninhe□entqualitythatcanb□cu□t□vatedt□□oughed□c□tion,□el□-discipl□ne,an□moralprac□ice.Menc□□s,ap□om□nentC□nfucia□thi□k□r,argu□dthath□manb□ingsa□ebo□nwithaninnate□enseofgoodness,w□□chcanbenurt□red□ndde□e□□pedthroughprop□r□u□danc□andeducation□Xun□i,an□therCon□ucianphiloso□her□too□amo□ep□ssimis□icv□□w,su□gestingthathuma□n□ture□sinher□ntly□elfish□ndthatm□r□lv□rtuesmu□tbeimposedthroughstr□ctsoci□lno□□sandin□ti□□tions. Diffe□□ntphilosophicalsch□o□shaveoffe□□dva□iousint□rp□et□□ionsofRenZhaDeBenYu□n.InConfucianism,Renisse□na□aninherentquali□ythatcanbecultivatedthroug□education,self-disci□□ine,andmoralp□actice.Mencius,a□romi□en□Con□□□ianthink□□,argu□dtha□humanbei□gs□rebornwithaninnate□ens□ofgo□dnes□,whi□hcanb□□urture□□□ddev□lopedthroug□prope□guidan□e□nd□duca□ion.Xunzi,another□onf□ci□nph□l□sopher,tookamor□pessimis□icview□sugges□ingthathumannatureisi□here□□lyself□sh□ndthatm□ralvir□uesmustb□i□posedt□rou□hs□ric□s□cialn□rmsandinstitutions. Diff□r□ntphiloso□hicalschoo□sh□veoffere□□a□□ous□nt□rpr□tat□o□□of□enZhaD□□enYuan.I□Con□ucianism,Ren□s□eenasaninherent□uali□ythatcan□ecultivate□□hr□ugheducat□on,□□lf-d□□cipli□□,an□moralprac□ice□Me□ci□s,aprominent□□nfu□iant□□nk□r,argu□□thathuman□eingsarebornw□th□ninn□tesens□ofg□od□ess,w□ichc□nbe□□rturedanddeve□□ped□hroughprope□g□idanceand□du□ation.□un□i,anotherConfucianp□ilosopher□□ook□morepessimi□ticvie□,suggestingthath□mannatu□eisinh□rentlyse□fi□□andt□a□mor□lvir□u□smustbeimposedthroughs□ric□□ocialnormsa□□ins□itution□□□/p> Differentphilosophicals□hoo□shav□□fferedvario□sin□erpretatio□sofRenZhaDeBen□uan.InConfucianism,Renisseenasaninherentqual□tythatcanbe□ul□iv□te□throughed□cation,self-disc□plin□,□ndmo□alpractic□.Menciu□,apromin□ntCo□fucianth□n□er,arguedtha□human□eingsarebornwith□ninn□tesenseofgoodness,□□ich□anbe□ur□ure□anddeve□opedthroughp□□perguidanceandeducation.Xu□zi□a□ot□erConf□cianp□i□osoph□r,tookamorep□ssimisticvie□,sugge□ti□gthathu□a□natureisinherentlyselfishandthatmoralvirtuesmust□□imposedthr□ug□str□cts□cialnorms□ndinsti□utions.□/p□