Diff□rentphilo□□□□i□a□sc□oolsha□eof□er□dva□i□□□inter□ret□t□onsofRenZhaDeBenY□an□I□Co□fuc□anism,Renisseena□aninherent□ualityt□atcanbecul□iv□ted□hr□u□hed□cation,self-di□cipline,andmoralpract□ce.Menciu□,□pr□minentConfucianthinker,arg□edt□athuma□be□ngsarebornwith□□□□□□□esenseofg□odness,whichcanbenu□tured□nd□evelopedth□ou□hproperg□idanceandeduca□io□.X□nzi,anotherCo□fucianphilosoph□r,tooka□orepessimis□icvi□w,suggest□n□th□thumann□tu□e□sinherentlyselfis□and□hatmoralvirtues□ustbeimposedt□rough□tri□□s□ci□l□□rms□□dinstitutions. Differentphil□sop□ic□lschoo□shav□offeredvariousinte□pretationsofR□nZh□DeBenYuan.InConfucianism,Re□isseenasaninhe□□ntqu□l□tyt□a□canbe□□lti□a□e□□hroughedu□a□ion,sel□-dis□□pl□ne,a□dmo□al□ractice.M□ncius,ap□ominentConfuc□anthinker,a□guedthat□u□an□eingsa□□b□rnwi□h□□□□natese□seofgood□□s□,w□□□hcan□enurturedandde□el□pedt□rou□hprop□rg□ida□ceandedu□ation□□un□i,□not□er□onfucianphilosopher,tookamorep□ssimisticview,suggestingt□ath□mannatur□isinherent□y□elfishandthatmor□lvirt□esm□□tbei□pos□dthroughstrictsocialnormsan□institutions. Dif□erentphi□osophica□s□h□o□shave□ff□□edvariousint□rp□etati□nsofRenZha□eBenYua□.InC□nfuci□nism,Reniss□□□asaninherentq□alitythatcanbecultiv□te□□h□ough□duca□ion,self-discipline□a□□mo□alpra□tice.Mencius,apromine□tConfucianthinker,a□gue□thathuman□eingsarebornwithaninna□esenseofgo□dnes□,which□an□enurturedanddevelopedthroughproperguidan□eandeduc□tion.Xu□zi,anotherConfucianphil□s□p□□r□t□□ka□orepe□simisticv□e□□sugges□i□gthathumannatur□□sinherent□yselfis□andthatm□ra□□□r□uesm□stbeimposedth□ough□trictsocia□normsa□d□nstitutions. Differe□tphilo□op□ic□lschoolshaveoffe□edv□rious□nterpretationso□RenZ□a□eBenYuan.I□Confucianism,R□nisseenasaninherent□u□lity□□atc□nb□□ultivatedth□oug□educa□□on,self-disc□□line,andmoralp□ac□ice.Mencius,□promin□□□Confucianth□nker,a□gued□hathumanbeings□rebor□w□□□□n□nnat□sens□ofgoodness,whichcanbenu□tureda□ddeve□□□edthro□ghp□□perguidanceande□u□ation.Xunzi,□not□e□Confuc□an□h□losopher□tookamore□es□imi□ticview□sug□est□□gth□thuman□a□ureisi□heren□ly□elf□sha□dthatmora□vi□□uesmustbeim□osed□hr□ugh□t□ic□so□□a□normsandi□□□□tutions.□□p> D□□□erent□hi□osoph□calschoolshaveoffe□ed□ario□si□terp□eta□ionsofRe□Zha□e□enYuan.InConfucia□ism,Renis□ee□a□aninherentqualitythatcanbe□ultiv□□□dthr□u□hedu□a□ion,sel□-discipline,an□m□ralp□a□ti□e.Mencius,aprominentCon□uc□anthi□ker□argu□d□hat□um□nbeingsarebor□withaninn□tes□□se□fgoo□ne□s□whichcanbenurturedan□develo□edthro□ghpro□erguida□ceandeducati□n□Xunzi,a□otherConf□cianphilosopher,tookamorepessimisticview,sug□estingthathumannatureisinherentlys□lfish□n□thatmoralvirtu□smustbeimposed□hrou□hst□ic□s□cialn□rms□nd□ns□itutions.