Dif□eren□□hilosophica□s□ho□□□□av□o□fered□ar□o□sinterpretations□fRenZhaDeBenYuan.□nConfuc□anism,Reniss□enasaninhe□entquality□□atcanbeculti□a□edthr□ugheduc□t□on,□elf-di□cipline,andmoral□r□ctice.Me□cius,apromi□en□C□nfuc□a□thinke□,arguedthathu□anbei□gs□r□bornw□thaninn□tese□□eofgoo□ness,whichcanbenurtu□□dan□developedthrou□hp□ope□g□id□ncea□deducation.Xunzi□anotherConfu□ianphilo□opher□tookamor□pessim□sticview,□uggestin□t□athuman□at□re□sinherently□elfishand□ha□m□ralv□rtuesmus□be□mposedth□oughstr□ctsoc□□□n□rmsandi□sti□□tions. Differ□ntphilosophi□alschoolshaveo□feredvariousinterpret□tionsofRenZhaDeBen□□an.InConfucianism,□enisseenasani□heren□q□alit□tha□canbecultiva□□d□hrougheduc□□ion□□e□f-□iscipline,andmo□alpractice.□enciu□□apr□minentConfucianthi□ke□,argu□dthathumanbe□n□□□rebor□withaninnatesen□eofgood□e□s□□□ichcanbenurt□re□anddevelo□edthro□ghpr□per□uida□□e□ndeduc□tion.Xunzi,anotherConfucian□hil□sopher,tookamorepessimisti□view,sugges□ingth□t□umanna□urei□inherentlysel□ish□ndtha□mor□□virtuesmustbeimpos□dth□□ug□st□i□tsocialn□□msa□dinstitution□. Differentph□lo□ophicalschoo□shaveoffered□ariousinte□pretationsofR□n□haDeBen□u□n□InConfucianism,Renisseen□sanin□erentq□alitythatcanbecult□vatedthroughedu□ation,self-disc□pline,andmoralpr□ctice.Menci□s,apr□minentConfucia□th□nker,□rguedthathu□anbeingsar□□or□w□thaninna□esen□e□fgoodness,□hi□hcanbenu□t□□edanddev□lope□th□oug□properg□idanceande□uca□io□.Xunzi,anotherConfucianphilos□ph□r,too□□morepes□imi□ticv□ew,□uggestingth□thum□□natureisinheren□ly□elf□□handt□atmoralvirtu□s□u□tb□imposed□hr□ughstr□ctsocialnor□sa□d□nst□tu□□ons□ D□fferentphil□sophicalschoolshave□fferedvariou□interp□e□ati□nsofRen□haDeBenYuan.I□C□nfuci□nism□Renisseenasa□□nhere□tqu□lityt□atcanbec□l□i□□t□dt□rougheduca□ion,se□f□di□ci□line,an□m□□a□pr□cti□e.Men□i□s,ap□o□inent□onfuci□nthinke□,arguedthathumanbeingsareb□rnwi□□aninnat□□enseof□oodn□ss,wh□chcanben□rturedanddev□lopedthrough□□operguidan□□a□□e□ucation.Xu□zi,a□otherConf□c□anphilosop□er,tookamorep□ssimisticview□□u□gestingthathumannatur□□s□nh□rentlyself□shandthatmoralv□rtu□sm□□□be□mpos□□throughstr□ctsoc□alno□ms□ndinstitutions□ Di□fe□entphilos□phicalsch□olshaveofferedvari□usinter□re□a□ionsofRenZhaDeBe□Yuan.InCo□fucianism,R□ni□seenasa□in□□rentqualitythatcanbecu□tivatedthrougheducation,self-disci□line,andmor□□practice.□en□iu□□□pro□inentConfucianthinker,a□gued□hath□manbeingsareborn□i□haninnatese□seofg□o□ne□s,whichc□nb□nurturedand□eveloped□hro□ghp□□□er□□id□nceanded□□a□ion.X□nzi,anoth□□Conf□cianphilos□pher□to□kamorepessimisticview□su□gest□n□th□thumannatureisinh□ren□lyselfishandthatm□□alvir□ues□ustb□im□ose□thro□ghst□ictso□i□lnormsan□i□stituti□ns.