Dif□erentphilo□ophicals□hoo□shaveof□eredvari□us□nt□r□retationsofRen□ha□eBenYuan.InConfucianism□R□n□s□eenasaninherentq□ality□h□tcanbe□ultivat□dthroug□□□□cati□n,s□lf-□is□i□line□andmoralpractice.Men□ius,aprominentConfucianth□nker,argu□dtha□huma□being□are□□rnwithaninna□esens□ofgoodness□which□anbenu□tu□edan□dev□lopedthro□□□properguidanceandeducatio□.Xunzi,anotherCon□ucianphiloso□□er,tookamorep□s□imis□icvie□,suggest□□gtha□□umannatureisinheren□lys□lfis□andthatmoralvir□ues□ustbeimpos□dthrou□□□trictsocial□o□m□andi□s□i□utions.□/p> D□□ferentp□iloso□hica□schools□aveofferedvariousint□rpretatio□sofR□nZhaD□BenYuan.InConfucianism,Reni□seenasa□inh□re□□quali□yth□tcan□□cultivatedt□rougheducat□on□□el□□discip□ine,andm□r□□p□actice.Mencius,aprominen□□on□uc□□nth□nker,arguedthathuman□eingsarebornw□□han□□nate□□nse□fgoodn□ss,whichcanbe□urt□redanddev□l□pedthr□ughprope□gu□danc□a□d□duca□ion.□unzi,a□otherConfuc□anphilosopher□tookamorepes□imist□cview,suggestingthat□um□nnatureisinher□ntlyselfishan□thatm□ralvirtues□ustbe□□po□edth□oughs□ri□t□ocialnormsandinstitut□ons.<□p> Dif□ere□tphi□os□ph□ca□sc□oolshaveofferedvar□ousi□ter□reta□ionsofRenZhaD□Ben□uan.InConfuc□a□ism,Re□issee□□□aninh□rentqual□ty□h□tcanbecultivat□dthrougheducation,se□f-discipline,andm□ralprac□ice.Menci□s□apr□minentCo□fucianthinker,□rguedthathum□□beingsa□eb□rnwithaninna□esenseofgood□e□s,whichcanben□rtur□danddevel□pe□thr□ug□pr□p□rguida□□eanded□cation.Xunzi□a□otherConfucianphilosopher□took□□□□epessimisti□view,su□g□stingthathuman□atu□e□sinherentlyse□fis□□ndthatmoralvirtuesm□s□beim□o□ed□hro□g□strict□□ci□lnorms□ndinstitutions.<□□> Differen□□hil□so□hicalschoo□sh□veoff□□edvariousinterpretatio□so□□enZ□aDe□enYuan.I□□□nfucia□□sm,Ren□sseen□saninherentqualitythatcanbec□l□iv□te□thro□gheducation,self-di□cip□i□□,andm□ralprac□ic□.Mencius,apro□□ne□□Co□fucianthin□er,arguedthathumanbeingsarebornw□thaninnatesen□eofgoodness,wh□chc□nbenurtu□e□andde□elopedth□□ugh□rop□rgu□dance□□de□ucation.Xu□zi,anoth□□Confucia□ph□loso□□er,tookamore□essimi□ti□view,su□g□st□□gt□□th□□an□atureisinherent□yselfis□an□□hatmora□virtuesm□stbeimpo□edth□□ug□stricts□cialnormsa□dinstitutions. D□ff□r□□tphilosophicalsc□oolshaveof□eredva□□ousin□erp□etati□nsofRenZhaDe□enYuan.In□onfucian□sm,Renisseenasaninhere□tqualityt□atcanbecult□vat□□throug□educ□tio□,s□□f-dis□ipline,andmoralpractice.□encius,apromi□entC□□fuc□ant□inker□□r□u□dthath□manbeingsarebor□w□thaninnatesenseofgoodne□s□w□ich□an□enur□u□ed□ndde□el□□edthro□gh□rop□r□uida□ce□ndeducat□□n□Xunzi,anoth□rCon□uci□nphi□os□pher,tookamore□essimisti□vi□w,sugg□s□□□gth□thu□a□nat□reisinhe□□n□lyselfis□andthatmoralvir□uesmus□□eimposedt□rou□h□tric□socialn□rmsandins□itutions.□□ Differentphilosophicalschoolshaveofferedvariousin□e□pretationsofRenZhaD□Ben□uan.I□Co□fucianism,□eniss□ena□□n□nhe□ent□ua□i□ythatcanb□cultivatedthroug□□ducat□on,self-□iscipline,andmoralpracti□e.Me□c□□s,aprom□nen□Confucianthin□er,arguedtha□hu□anbe□ngsa□ebo□nwith□ninnatesen□e□□□oodn□ss,w□ichcan□enur□ureda□ddevelopedthroughp□o□e□guidanceanded□cation.□unzi,anotherConfucianph□los□pher,t□□kamore□e□simist□cview□s□ggestingthathumann□tureisi□he□entlys□lfishandt□atmora□virtu□smust□eimpo□edth□o□ghstric□s□cialnormsan□institutions.<□p>