Dif□erentphilosop□icalschoolshaveoff□□edva□io□sin□erpret□tionsofRen□□aD□Ben□uan.InConfucianis□,Ren□□□□e□a□aninh□ren□qu□lity□hatcanbe□ultiva□edthrou□heduc□tion,□elf-□iscipline,andmoral□ractice.□□ncius□apr□minentConfucian□hinker,arguedthath□m□nb□ingsar□bor□w□th□ni□nate□enseofgo□dness,which□anben□rtureda□ddevelo□edth□oughproperguidancean□education.Xunzi,□not□e□Conf□cianph□losoph□□,tookamor□pessimi□tic□i□w,sug□es□ingthathumannat□rei□□nhe□□ntly□elfis□andthatm□ral□ir□uesmus□□eim□osedthroughstric□so□i□lnormsan□inst□□ution□.□/□> Dif□e□e□tph□lo□□phic□lscho□ls□□veofferedvariousinterpretationsofRenZhaDe□enYuan.InCon□ucianism,Renisseena□aninherentqua□□tythatcanbecultiv□t□dthrougheduca□ion,self-dis□□pline,and□oral□rac□ice.Mencius,ap□o□i□entConfucianthin□e□□arguedt□a□humanbe□ngs□reb□rn□ith□□in□a□esenseofgoodness,whichcanbenu□turedanddevelopedthroug□properguida□□eande□ucatio□.Xunzi,a□other□onfucian□hil□s□pher,tooka□o□epessim□sti□v□ew,sug□e□□ingthathu□annatureisin□erently□e□□i□handthatmor□lvirtuesmustb□□mposedthroug□str□ctsocialnormsandinsti□utio□s. Differentphiloso□hicalschoolshaveofferedvar□o□si□ter□reta□ionso□R□nZha□eBenYu□n.InCon□uc□ani□m□Reniss□e□asanin□ere□tqualitythatcanb□cu□tivatedthr□ug□educat□on,sel□-disci□l□ne,a□dmoralprac□ice.Men□ius,aprominentConfuc□□nthinker,a□guedthathumanbeingsa□ebornwithaninnat□senseofgo□dne□s,w□ichcanbenurt□□□danddevel□pedthroughp□op□rg□idance□ndeducation.Xu□□i,another□onfucian□hilosophe□,tookamorep□ss□m□sticview,sugg□st□ngth□thuman□ature□sinh□rentl□□elfi□h□ndt□atmo□alvirtuesmustbe□m□os□dthroughstrict□oc□aln□rms□ndinstitutions.□>□p□□if□erentph□losophical□chools□av□of□eredvariousint□r□retationsofRenZhaDe□en□uan.InConfucianism,Renisseenasan□n□eren□qual□t□th□tc□n□ecultivatedthrougheducati□n,self-di□c□pli□e,an□□□r□lpr□ctice□Mencius,apromi□□ntC□nfuc□anth□nker□arguedth□thumanbei□g□□re□ornwithanin□atese□seofgoodness□whichcan□□□urtureda□dd□□el□pedthrou□hproperguidanceand□duca□ion□Xun□i□anotherConfu□ianph□losopher,tookamore□e□simi□ticv□ew,su□ge□t□ng□hathuman□atur□i□inh□rentl□selfish□ndthatmoralvi□tuesmustb□imposedthr□□g□□tri□tsoc□alnorm□an□inst□tutions. Differen□phi□osophica□schoolshave□□fere□v□r□□usinterpre□□ti□□sofR□n□haDe□□n□uan.InC□nfucia□□sm,Renisseenasaninherentqualitythatcanbecultivatedth□ougheducation,self-di□cip□ine,andmoral□□actice.Mencius,aprominentCon□uciant□in□er,arguedthathumanbein□sarebornw□th□ninnatesen□eofg□o□ness,wh□chcan□enurturedanddevelopedthro□ghproperguidance□ndeducation.Xunzi,an□therC□n□uc□anphilosop□e□□tookam□repess□misti□vie□,□□g□est□ngthathumannatureisinherentlys□lfi□han□thatmoral□irtuesmustbeimposedthro□ghstric□socialnormsandins□itutions.