Dif□ere□□□□i□o□ophic□□s□hoolsh□veoffere□v□riousinterpretations□fRenZ□aDeB□nYuan.I□Confuc□anism,□eniss□enasani□her□□tqualitythatcan□eculti□atedthr□ugheducati□n,sel□-di□cipline,□□dmor□lpractice.□enc□u□,a□rominentC□nf□ci□□thinker,arguedthathu□anbeingsareb□rnwi□haninnatese□seofgoodne□□,w□ichcanbe□urturedand□evelope□t□rough□ropergu□danceand□□ucatio□.Xunz□□anotherConfuci□n□h□□osop□□r,t□ok□morepess□m□□tic□iew,□uggestingthathumannatur□□□in□erentlys□lfishandthatmoralvirtues□□□tbeimpos□dthrou□hstrictsoci□lno□msan□in□ti□utions.□□p> □ifferentphilosophi□alschoolsha□eof□e□edvar□ousin□erp□etat□onsofRen□haDeBenYuan.InConfuc□anism,□eni□□eenasaninher□n□qualityth□□ca□becu□□ivatedthr□□gheducation,sel□-di□□ipline,□□dmoralpra□ti□e.Menci□s,apr□m□nentC□nfucian□hinker,a□□uedth□th□m□□b□i□gsareborn□ithanin□ate□□□seofgoodnes□,which□a□benurtu□□danddevelopedthrou□hproper□uidanceand□□uca□i□□.Xun□i,an□□□e□Confucianph□l□□opher,t□okamorepes□imist□cview,sugg□stingtha□hum□n□a□ureisinherentlyselfishandthatmoral□irt□es□u□tbeimposedthroug□stri□ts□cialnormsand□nstitutions. Differentphi□□sophicalschoolsha□eofferedvariou□in□erpretationsofRenZh□De□enY□an.I□□onfucianism□Ren□sseenasaninhe□e□t□ua□itythatcanb□□ult□vatedthr□□ghed□cation,self-d□scipl□ne,a□dmoral□ractice□Menciu□,apro□inentCon□ucianthinker,a□guedthathumanb□ings□□□bornwith□□inna□esen□e□fgoo□ness□whichc□nbe□□rtu□e□andde□el□pe□□hroughproperg□idanceandeduc□t□on.Xunzi□anot□erConfucian□hi□□sopher,t□okamorepessi□isticview,s□gg□st□ngth□thum□n□atu□□isin□erently□□lf□shandt□atmoralvirtuesmustbeimposedth□□ughstr□ctsocialnormsandinstitut□ons.<□p> D□□fe□entphilosophicalschoolshav□o□feredvario□sinte□preta□ionsofRenZhaD□B□□Yu□n.InC□nfucian□s□□Reni□seenasaninhere□t□□al□tyth□tcanbecultiva□edt□roughe□ucation,se□f-discipli□e,andmoralpractice□□enci□s,aprominentConfucianthinker,arguedthathu□a□bei□gs□rebornwithani□nates□nseofg□odne□s,whi□h□an□enurture□and□eve□opedthroughprop□rgu□danceandeducation.Xunzi,another□□nfucianphiloso□he□,tookamo□epessi□isticvi□w,suggesting□□athumann□tureisinherentlyse□f□sh□□d□h□□mor□lvirt□e□mu□tb□impose□throughstric□socialnormsan□□□□□ituti□ns.<□p>□p□Di□fe□entphilosophic□lscho□l□haveoffere□□ariousinterpret□tionsofRen□haDeBen□uan.InConfucianism,Renisseenasaninhere□tq□a□itythatcanbecultivat□dthro□g□educa□ion,□□lf-discipline□a□dmor□lp□ac□ice.M□ncius,aprom□□e□t□onfuc□a□thin□e□,arg□□dthat□uma□□eingsare□o□□withaninn□tes□nseofgo□dness,wh□chcanbenu□turedanddevelopedthr□ughpr□pergu□□anceandeducation.Xunzi,□no□h□rConfucianp□ilos□p□er,tookamorepessimist□□□iew,s□g□estin□thathumannatu□eisinh□rentlysel□ishandthat□oral□i□tues□ustbeimposed□□roughstrictsocialnorm□a□dinstit□tions.