□iffe□entphilo□ophical□□hoolshaveo□feredv□□iousi□terpretationsofR□nZhaDeBen□uan.InCon□uci□□□sm□Renisseenasaninheren□quality□h□tcanbecultiva□edthro□gheducat□on,self-□is□ipli□e,an□mor□lprac□ice.M□nc□us□□pro□□n□ntCo□fucian□hinker□arg□ed□h□□humanbeingsare□or□withani□□ates□nseofgoo□ness,whichcanbenurt□red□ndd□velope□t□roughp□op□rgui□ancea□d□duca□io□.Xunz□,□nothe□Confucianp□i□□s□p□e□,to□□amorep□ssimistic□iew,sugg□□tingthath□mannatu□□isinherentlys□l□ishandthatmo□alvir□uesmustb□i□posedthroughstrictsocialn□rmsand□nst□tuti□ns.□/p> D□fferen□philo□oph□cals□□o□ls□aveoffere□□ariou□interpretationsofR□nZha□eB□nYuan.InConfucianism,R□ni□se□nasanin□erentqualitythatcan□eculti□□t□dthrougheducati□n,self-disciplin□,andmor□lp□actice.M□□cius,ap□ominent□onfu□□□nt□inker,□rguedtha□□umanbeings□rebornw□thaninn□tesenseofgoodness□whichcanb□□urtu□e□anddevelop□dth□oughpr□perguidance□nde□ucation.Xunzi,another□onfuci□nphilosopher,tookamorepes□imisticvie□,□u□ge□□□ng□hathuman□□tureisinhe□entlyself□shandthatmo□□lvir□uesmustbei□pose□th□□ug□str□ctsoci□lnormsandi□stit□tions. □ifferentphilo□ophical□c□oolsha□eoffe□ed□ariousinterpretationsofR□nZhaDeBenY□an.InConfuci□nism,□eniss□enasaninherent□ualitythatcanbecu□ti□at□dthr□ughedu□□t□on,self-disci□li□e,an□moralpra□tice.Men□i□s,□pr□minentCon□ucianthinker,arguedthathum□n□eing□areb□rnwit□aninnatesen□eofgoo□□ess,w□ich□anbenurt□reda□ddevelopedthrough□ro□er□uid□nc□andeducation□Xunzi,anotherConfucian□hilosophe□,tookam□□epes□imist□cview,s□gges□ingthathuman□a□□re□s□□herently□el□ishandthatmoralvirtuesmu□tbei□p□sedthroughst□ictso□ial□or□sandinstitutions.□/p□ □iff□r□ntphil□s□□hica□s□hools□□v□offeredv□riousinterpr□ta□ionsofRen□ha□e□enY□an.I□Confuc□□□ism,Renis□eenas□ninheren□qualityt□atc□nbecultivate□througheduca□ion,se□f-discipline,an□moralpractice.Menci□s,aprominentCo□fucianthinker,arguedtha□humanbein□sar□bornwithanin□□tesen□eo□good□ess□which□□nbenur□u□edanddevelopedthroughpro□□rgu□da□cea□d□duca□ion.Xunz□,anotherConf□cia□p□ilos□ph□r□t□oka□□repe□s□mi□ticview,su□ge□□□ngthathumannatur□isi□□erentlyselfis□andthatmo□alvirt□esmustbeimposedthroughstric□□ocialnorms□□dinstitutions.