Differe□tphilosophicals□□oo□s□aveofferedvari□usinterpretations□fRenZhaDeBen□uan.□nConfuci□nism□Ren□sseen□saninhere□□q□ality□□atcanbecul□ivat□d□□rougheduc□t□on,sel□-discipline□andmo□a□pract□□e.Men□□u□,□prom□nentConf□cianthinke□,argu□dtha□hu□an□eing□arebornwithaninnatese□seo□□oodne□s□w□ich□anbenurture□an□develo□edthr□ughpr□perguidancean□e□ucation.Xun□i,another□onfuc□anphilosop□□r□□ookam□repes□□misti□□ie□,suggestingthat□um□nnaturei□inheren□lyselfis□andth□tmo□alvirtuesmus□□eimp□sedthro□ghstrictsocialno□msandinstit□t□ons. Differentph□□osophi□alschoolshaveo□fe□edvarious□nt□rpreta□ionsofRenZhaDeBenYuan.InCon□ucianism,Renisse□nas□ninhe□entqualitythatca□becult□vatedthrou□h□□□cation□self-disci□line,andmoralpract□ce.Mencius,a□□ominentConfu□i□n□hin□er□a□guedthathumanbei□gsarebornwithanin□atesenseofgoodnes□,w□ichcanbenurtured□n□develope□□hr□ughpro□ergu□da□ceandeducat□on.□unzi□□notherConfuc□an□□ilosoph□r,tookamorepessimist□cview,sugge□□in□□h□thumannat□re□□inherentlysel□ishandthatmor□l□□rtuesmustbeimp□□edthroughstrictsocial□ormsa□dinstitutions. Differe□□philosophicalsc□oolshav□offeredv□riousi□terpre□ati□nsofRenZhaDeBenY□an.InConfucianism,Reni□see□asa□inher□ntqualityt□□□c□□beculti□□tedt□r□□□□educat□on,s□l□-di□c□pl□ne,andm□□al□ractic□□Mencius,apromi□ent□onfu□ianthink□r,argu□dt□athumanbeings□rebornwi□hani□□□t□s□nseofg□od□e□s,w□i□hc□□benurturedanddevelopedth□oughproper□ui□a□□eandeduc□ti□□.Xunzi,anotherConfucianph□□osopher,tooka□or□pes□□mis□icv□ew,suggestingthat□um□nnature□□in□e□entlyselfishandthatmo□alvirtuesmustbeimposedth□oughstrictso□ialnorms□ndinstit□tions. Differe□tphilosophica□schools□aveoff□redvariousinterpr□t□tionsof□e□Zha□□BenYuan.□nConf□cianism,Ren□sseenasaninherentqua□ityth□tca□b□cultivate□th□o□gheducation,self-dis□ipl□ne,and□oralprac□ic□.Mencius,aprominentConfucianthin□er□ar□uedtha□hum□nbe□ngsa□eb□rn□□thani□natesenseofgoodnes□,whichcanbenurtu□edand□e□elo□edthroughproperguidan□eand□ducation.Xunzi,an□ther□onfucianphilos□ph□r,tooka□orepessimisti□view,sugg□s□□ngthat□u□an□atureisinheren□□yselfishan□□□at□oralvirtu□s□ustbei□p□sedt□ro□□hs□rictsoci□l□ormsandin□ti□ut□ons□