Diff□rent□hilo□o□hica□sch□ol□□aveo□feredv□riousin□erpretat□onsofRen□haDeBenYuan.□nCon□uc□anism,Ren□sseenas□nin□er□ntq□al□tythat□an□□□ultivatedthrougheducation□□e□f-di□c□pli□e□andm□ralprac□ic□.Mencius,apromin□nt□onfucianthinker,arg□□dthat□umanbe□ngsarebornwithaninnat□□□n□eofgoodness,whichca□be□□rtured□nd□evelopedthrou□h□rop□rgu□d□□cea□deducati□n.Xunzi,ano□h□□C□nfucianphilosopher,tookamorepe□simisticview,su□gesting□□at□uma□na□ureisinherentlyselfish□nd□hatmoralvirt□□smus□beim□os□dthroughstrictsocialnormsan□in□□itut□□□s. D□□fere□tphi□oso□hicalschoolshaveof□eredvariousint□rpretationsofRenZhaDeBen□uan.□nConfucianism□□enisse□na□aninheren□□ualit□that□anbecult□vatedth□ougheducation,self-discipline,andmoralpract□ce.□encius,□p□□minentConfucian□h□□k□r,arguedtha□hum□nbein□sareb□□n□itha□innatesense□fgoo□ness,□hichcanbe□urtur□dandd□v□□o□edthr□ughpropergui□an□□□ndeducatio□.Xunz□,anotherConfucianphilosopher,tooka□orepess□mis□ic□iew,suggestin□that□□mann□□u□eis□nherentlyselfi□ha□dthatmoral□i□tuesm□stbeimposedthroughstrict□ocia□n□rmsand□nstitutio□s.□/p□□p>Di□ferentphiloso□□i□□lschool□haveoffered□ariou□□n□erp□etationsofR□□ZhaDeBen□ua□.□nCo□fuciani□m,Renisse□nasaninher□ntqualitytha□□anbecul□ivate□throughed□cation□self-di□ciplin□,andm□□alpractice.Mencius,aprominentCo□fuci□nth□nker,□□gu□dthathu□anbein□sarebornwit□ani□n□te□□ns□of□oodness,which□anbenurtured□n□□e□eloped□hroughpr□perguidanceanded□cation.Xunzi,a□o□herConfuci□nph□loso□h□r,tookam□re□e□□imis□icvie□,suggestingthathumannatureisi□herentlyselfis□andt□atmoralvi□□ue□m□stbeimpos□d□hrough□tri□tsoci□lno□msand□nsti□ut□□ns. □i□ferentphilos□p□icals□□□olshaveofferedvariousinterpretati□□s□fRenZhaD□□enYuan.InConf□cianism,Reni□seenas□ninherentquali□ytha□canb□□ul□ivatedt□r□ug□edu□atio□,se□f-discip□i□e,and□oral□ractice.Mencius,apr□mi□entConfucianthink□r,ar□uedthathum□n□eingsar□bornwi□hani□natesen□eofg□odness,wh□c□canbenurtur□□anddevelo□□dthroughp□operguidanc□andedu□□tio□.Xunzi,a□o□h□rCon□ucianphilos□ph□r□tookamorepessimisticview,suggestingthathumannatur□□s□nhe□entlyselfishandthatmor□l□ir□uesmu□□beimp□□edthro□gh□trictso□ialnormsandin□titutio□s.□/p> □i□ferentphi□o□ophica□s□□ools□av□of□eredv□riou□interpretationsofRenZhaDe□enYuan□□nConf□cianism,Reniss□enasaninhe□entqualitytha□ca□bec□ltiva□edth□□□gheducat□on,self-d□□cipli□e□andmoralpractice.Menci□s□aprominent□□nfuci□□thi□ker,ar□uedthathumanbe□ngsareb□rn□□thaninnatese□□e□fgoodness,whichcanbenurtu□e□an□□ev□□ope□t□□ou□hp□operguidanceandeduc□t□o□.Xunzi□an□therCo□□ucianphilosopher,tookamorepessimis□icview,sugge□t□n□thathumann□□ureisinher□nt□ysel□ishandt□atm□ralvirtuesm□stbeimposedt□roughstri□tsocialnormsandinstituti□ns.□/p>□p□Differentp□ilosophi□□ls□hoolshaveoff□redvari□u□interp□e□□tion□ofRenZhaDeBenYuan.In□on□u□ianism□Renisseenas□nin□e□en□qu□litythatcanbecultiv□tedthrougheducati□□,□elf-□is□i□line,and□ora□□ractice.Mencius,apr□m□nen□□□nfucianth□nk□□□argu□□thathumanb□□ngsa□e□o□n□it□ani□nate□e□se□fgoo□ness□whi□hcanbenurturedand□evelopedthro□ghproperg□i□□nc□anded□cation.Xunzi,anoth□rConfucianph□loso□her,□ookamorepess□mis□icview,suggestingthat□uma□natureisinherentlyselfishandthatmora□□irtuesmus□beimp□□edth□□ug□strictsocialnor□sandinstitution□.