□p□□i□□er□ntphilosoph□cal□choolsh□veoff□redva□iou□inter□retationsofR□nZha□e□enYuan□□nConfuc□anism,Renissee□asaninhe□entqu□□itythatcanbe□ult□vatedthr□ugheducation,self-□i□c□pline,a□dmoral□racti□e.Men□ius,ap□ominentCo□fucianthinker,argu□dthathumanbe□ng□arebo□n□ithan□nnatesenseofgoodne□s,whic□ca□benu□t□r□dandd□vel□pedthrough□rop□□gui□anc□□nd□ducati□n.Xu□zi,anotherC□□fuci□□phil□sop□e□,too□a□orepessimisticview,sugges□ingthat□□mann□t□rei□inhere□tly□elfishand□hatmo□□lvi□t□esmus□beimposedthrough□tric□□ocialn□rmsa□din□titution□. □iffe□entphilosophi□al□c□oolsh□veofferedv□riousi□terpretati□nso□Re□ZhaDeBenYuan.□nCo□fucianism,□enissee□asaninheren□qualityt□atcanbecu□tivatedthrougheduca□ion□self-di□cipl□ne,□n□moralpract□ce.□enci□s,apromi□entCo□fucianthin□er□arguedthathumanbein□sareborn□ithani□□ate□enseofgoodness,whichca□□enurtur□d□nddevelopedthroughprope□g□idance□ndeducation.X□nzi,a□□the□Confu□ian□hilosoph□r,t□oka□ore□e□simisticvie□,sug□es□ingthat□uman□at□reisinh□rentlysel□ishandthatmoralvi□tuesmus□b□imposedt□roughstricts□cialn□rmsandinstitutions□<□p><□>Different□hilosophicalsc□o□lshaveof□er□□v□riousinterpretationsofRenZha□eBenY□an.In□onf□ci□nis□,Renisseenasaninheren□qualit□that□anbecultivat□dt□rough□ducati□n,self-di□ci□lin□,andmoralp□□ctice.Men□□us,apro□in□ntCon□ucia□thinker,arg□edt□athumanbeingsare□ornwithan□□nates□□s□□f□ood□ess,whichcanbenurture□anddevelope□□hr□ughproperguid□n□e□ndeducation.Xunzi,anotherConfucianphilo□opher,tookam□repessim□sti□view,sugges□ingth□t□umann□□□reisinh□rentlyself□□ha□d□hatmora□virtuesmus□b□impo□edthroughst□ic□socialnorms□ndinstitutio□□.<□p><□>Differen□philosoph□c□lsc□ools□aveo□□eredvar□ousinterpretat□□n□ofRenZ□a□eBenYua□.InConfuci□nism,Renis□eenasani□herentqua□itythatcan□ecultiv□□edthro□gheducation,self□d□sc□pline,andmoral□□act□ce.Menc□u□□ap□□min□ntConfuci□nthi□ker,arguedthathum□nb□i□gsarebornwithaninna□es□□seofgoodness,which□anb□nurtur□danddevelopedthro□ghpropergui□anceande□□cati□n.□unzi,□nothe□□onfucian□hilo□□pher,t□ok□mor□p□ssi□isticvie□,sugge□□ingthat□umannatureis□nherentlyselfishandt□atmoralvir□ues□ustb□imposedthrough□trictso□ialno□msandinsti□utions. Di□fere□tphil□sophi□alschoolshave□□f□redvariousin□erpretationsofRen□haDe□enY□an.InCon□uci□nism,R□n□sseena□anin□erentq□alitythatc□nbe□□□tivated□hroughed□cati□□,self-discipline,and□oralp□a□t□□e.Men□ius,aprominent□onf□ci□□thinker,ar□uedtha□human□eingsarebo□nwith□ninnatesenseofgoodness,whic□canbenurtureda□ddevel□p□□□hr□u□□properguidancea□de□u□ation.Xunz□,a□otherConfu□□anphil□sopher,tookamore□essimisticv□ew,sugge□tingthathumann□tureisi□heren□l□selfi□han□thatmoral□irt□e□□ustbei□posedthrough□tric□social□orms□ndi□stituti□ns.□□p>