Differentp□il□sophic□ls□□oolshav□offe□edvariou□interpretationsofRen□haDeBenYuan.InCon□ucianism□Renis□ee□asanin□e□en□qual□tythatcanbecu□t□□□tedth□□ugheduc□□□on,s□lf□□iscipl□ne,□ndm□ralprac□□ce.Me□cius□aprominentConfucian□hinker,arguedthathuma□beingsarebornwithaninnatesen□eofgoodnes□,whichcanb□□urtu□ed□nd□□velo□edt□roughproperguidance□ndeduc□tion.Xunzi,anoth□rC□nfuc□an□hilosopher□t□okamo□epess□misticv□□w,su□□es□in□tha□humannat□reisinherentlyselfish□ndthatmoralvirtues□us□beimposedthrough□trictsocialnor□sandi□stitu□□ons.<□p> Dif□erentph□losophic□lschoolshaveofferedva□iousinterpre□at□o□s□fRe□ZhaDeBenYuan.InC□n□u□ianism,Renis□eenasani□□er□ntqualitythatcanbecu□tiv□□edth□□ug□education,□□lf-discipline□□ndmoralpra□t□ce.Menc□□s□aprominentConfuci□nthinker,arguedthathumanbeingsarebor□with□ninnatesen□□of□oo□ne□s,wh□chc□□ben□rturedanddevel□pe□through□r□pe□guidan□eanded□cation.Xunzi□ano□her□onfu□ia□□hiloso□her,too□amo□epe□simisticv□ew,sugg□stingthathu□annatur□□sinh□r□ntly□elfishandthat□ora□virtuesmustbe□mposedthrough□tric□s□c□alnormsa□dinstituti□ns. □p>Different□hi□osophic□ls□hoo□sha□e□□feredva□iousinterpretatio□sofRenZ□a□eBen□uan.InConfucian□sm,Renissee□asaninherentq□□lityt□atcanbecultivatedthrougheducation□self-d□scipline,andmor□lp□actice.Me□□ius,□pro□inentC□nfucianthi□ker,arguedtha□humanbeing□arebor□withaninnat□senseofgoodness□wh□□h□□nbenurtu□edandde□e□op□d□□ro□g□properguid□nceande□ucat□on.□unzi,ano□h□rConfu□ianphiloso□her,t□o□amorepessimisticview□sugge□ti□g□□athu□a□naturei□□□herentlysel□isha□dtha□moralvirtu□□□□stbeimpo□edthro□□□str□ctsocia□normsandi□s□ituti□ns. Differ□ntp□ilo□ophicalsc□o□lshaveof□eredvarious□nterpre□ation□ofRe□Z□aDeBenY□an□InConfuc□□n□sm,Renisseenasanin□□rentqualitythat□anb□cu□tiv□tedthroughedu□ation,self-disciplin□,andmoralp□actice.Mencius,apromin□n□Confuciant□i□ker,a□gued□□at□□manbe□□g□are□ornwitha□innat□s□nseo□□oodness,whic□canbe□□rture□□nd□evel□pedthroughproper□uidanceanded□cation.□□nzi,anotherC□nf□cia□philosoph□r,tookamorepes□imisticv□e□,□uggesting□hathumannatureis□nh□ren□□yselfishandtha□moralvirt□es□us□b□□□□os□dthroughstrictsoci□l□orm□and□nst□tutions.<□□>□p>D□ff□rentphilo□ophicals□hoolshav□off□re□variou□interpretationsof□en□haD□BenYuan.InCo□f□cianis□,□enisseenasaninhe□e□tqual□tyth□tcanbecu□□ivatedt□r□ugheducation□self□d□scip□□ne,andm□r□lpra□tice.Mencius,□promi□entConfu□ian□hi□□er,arguedth□th□manbein□□arebor□w□t□aninn□t□sense□□goodness,w□ichcanbenurturedanddevelopedthroug□□roperg□idanceand□ducation.Xun□i,a□otherConfucianp□i□osopher□□oo□am□repe□simisticv□□w,suggest□ng□ha□□u□annat□re□sin□eren□ly□elfishandthatm□ra□virtuesmu□tb□imp□s□□□□roughstr□ctsocialnor□sand□nstit□t□ons.