Differentp□iloso□hicalsch□ol□haveofferedvariousi□□erpreta□ions□fR□nZh□DeBenYuan.InConfucianism□Reniss□enasan□□he□□nt□ua□itythatcanbec□ltiv□tedth□□ughe□ucation,self-dis□i□line,□ndmor□lprac□ice.□encius,apromi□ent□□nfucia□t□□nker,□rguedthat□umanb□ingsarebornwit□ani□nat□□e□s□of□ood□e□s,whi□hcanbenurturedanddevelopedthro□□hpropergu□danceandeducation.Xunzi,anothe□Confucianp□ilosopher,tookam□repessimisti□view,□ugge□tin□□hat□u□an□ature□sin□eren□lyselfi□handthat□□□alvirtuesmustbeimposedthro□gh□t□ictsocialnormsan□i□sti□u□□ons. Diff□r□ntphilo□op□i□alsc□ools□aveof□eredvar□ousi□terpretations□fRenZhaDeB□nYu□n.In□onfucianism,Reni□seenasan□nheren□qua□itytha□c□nbeculti□at□dt□rougheducatio□,self-□□sc□p□ine□andmoralpractice.Me□cius□apromine□tConfucia□thinker,arguedt□at□umanbeing□□reb□rn□ithaninn□t□senseof□oodness□whichcan□□nurturedandd□velopedt□roug□□ro□erguida□ceand□d□□□tion.Xu□zi,□n□□herCon□□cianp□ilosoph□r,t□ok□□o□epessimisti□view,suggestin□thathuma□natur□□sinh□rentl□selfishandth□□m□ralvirt□□smu□tb□im□osedt□rough□□rictso□ia□normsan□institutio□s.<□p> Differ□□tphil□sop□icalsch□olshaveofferedv□riousi□□e□pretationsofRe□ZhaDeBenYuan.InCo□fuc□ani□m□Re□isseenasan□nhe□entqualitythatca□be□□□tivatedthroughe□ucation□s□lf-dis□ipline,a□dmor□lp□ac□□ce.Menc□us,apromine□tConfucianthinker,arguedth□thum□nbeingsarebornwi□han□nn□tesenseofgoodness,whic□canbe□ur□uredanddev□lopedthroughprop□rg□idanceandeducati□n□X□nz□,anothe□Confucia□philo□opher,□ook□mor□□essimi□ticview□suggestingthathuma□n□tur□□sinh□r□n□lyse□fis□andt□atmoralv□rtu□□mustb□□mposed□hr□□ghs□ricts□cialno□msandinstitutions.□/p□ D□ffe□entphilosophi□alschoo□shaveoffe□edvariou□inte□pr□tat□onsof□enZhaDeBenYu□□□InCon□□cianism,Ren□sseenasaninhe□□ntq□alityth□tc□nbecultiva□edthroughedu□ation,self-□iscipline,□n□□oralpractice□M□ncius,apro□inent□□nfuc□anthin□er,argued□hat□umanbeingsare□ornwithaninnatesenseofgoodn□ss,whichcan□□nurture□anddevelopedthro□g□proper□uidanceande□u□at□on.Xunzi,an□therC□□fuc□anph□loso□her□□o□kamorepessimisti□view,su□g□□tin□t□□th□□annatureis□nherentlysel□ishandthatmor□lvi□tuesmust□□i□posedthrough□□rictso□ialnorm□andin□titut□ons□□> Diff□rent□h□□osophicals□hoolshaveoffe□□dvariousinte□p□etatio□sofRenZhaDeBenYu□n.InConfuci□n□sm,Renisseenasaninherent□ualitythatcan□e□ultivatedthrougheduc□tion,self-□is□ipline,and□oralpractice□Menc□us,aprominen□Confucianth□nk□r,□rg□edth□t□um□nbeingsar□bornwith□ninnatesenseof□o□dnes□,whichcanbenur□u□edanddevelo□ed□hroughprop□rguida□ceandeduca□ion.Xunzi,an□therConfucianphi□osopher,tookamorepessim□sticvie□,□ug□e□tingthathumannatu□eisin□□rentlyselfishandt□atmoralvi□t□□□mus□be□m□osedthroughstrict□□cialnor□sa□□i□s□□tutions. Differentph□lo□ophicals□hoolshaveof□er□□va□iousinterpretati□n□ofRenZhaD□□en□uan.InCo□fuciani□m□Reniss□enasaninher□ntq□alityt□a□c□nb□cultiv□te□□hr□u□hed□c□tion,se□f-□iscipli□e,andm□ral□racti□e□Mencius□□p□ominent□o□fuci□nth□n□er,arg□edthat□umanbeings□□ebornwithaninnate□en□eof□oodnes□,whi□hca□benurturedanddeve□□pedth□oug□pro□□rguid□nceandedu□atio□.Xunzi,anotherConf□cia□philos□□her,to□kamorepessimisticview,s□ggestingthath□m□n□at□re□sinherentl□selfishandthatmoralvirtuesmu□tbeimposedthro□ghstrict□ocialnormsan□□nsti□u□□ons.