D□ff□rentphiloso□hicals□h□ol□haveoffere□variousin□erpretationsofRenZhaDeBenYuan.InConfucianism,□□nisseenasanin□ere□tqualitythatc□nbec□lt□v□t□dt□□ougheduc□tion,se□f□dis□ipline□a□d□o□alpractice.Mencius□aprominentConfuc□anth□nker□ar□uedthat□uma□beingsarebornwithan□nn□tesen□eo□g□od□ess,whic□□anbenurturedan□developed□h□oughpr□perguidancea□d□d□cat□on.Xunzi,an□th□r□on□uci□n□hilos□p□er,tookamorepessimis□i□vie□,sugg□□□ingt□athuma□nat□□eis□n□erentlyselfisha□dthatmo□alv□rtuesmustbeimp□sedthrough□□r□ctsocialnormsandin□tit□□ions. D□□fere□□□hilosop□icalschoo□s□aveoffered□ario□sinterpretati□nsof□□nZh□De□enYu□n.InConfu□ianism,Ren□sseenasan□nhere□tqua□it□that□anbecult□vatedthroughe□ucation,□elf-disci□l□n□,andmoralp□actice.Menci□□,□p□omin□nt□onfucianthin□er,argue□thathu□an□eingsarebor□witha□innate□enseofgo□□ne□s,which□anbenurtureda□ddevelopedthroughproper□uid□nceandeducation.Xunzi,anotherConfucianphi□oso□her,tookamorep□ssimi□ticvi□w□su□gest□ngth□thumanna□ur□is□n□ere□tlyself□□h□ndthatm□ra□□□rtu□□must□□imposedthroughstrictsocialnorm□□ndinstit□tions. Differentphi□oso□hicalschoolshaveo□feredvario□sinterpret□ti□ns□fRenZhaDeBenY□□n.InCo□fuc□anism,Re□isseenas□□inherentqualitythat□an□□c□ltivate□throug□□ducat□on□self-disc□pline,andmoral□ractice.Me□cius,apr□min□ntConfucian□hi□ker,arg□edthath□m□n□□i□gsarebornwithaninnatesenseofgoodn□ss,whichcan□enurturedanddevel□pedt□roughpropergu□dancean□education.Xunzi,anotherConfuc□a□p□iloso□he□,tookamore□essimisticview,□uggestingthathuma□na□ureisinherentlyselfi□□andtha□mo□al□irtuesmustbeimp□sedthroughst□icts□□ial□ormsandi□stitutions.