Diff□r□n□p□ilosophicals□hoolshav□offeredva□io□sinterp□et□tions□fRen□haDeBenYuan.□nConfucianism,R□nisseenas□nin□erent□u□lit□thatcanbecultiva□edthro□□heducation,self-di□cipline□andm□r□l□□actice.Me□cius,ap□□minentConfuc□ant□inker,arguedthat□umanbei□gsa□ebornwith□ninna□□senseofg□□dness□whichc□nb□nurturedanddevelope□□hrough□roperguida□ceanded□cation.Xunzi,anot□erConfucianphil□□opher,took□morepessimist□cview,sugges□ingthat□u□an□ature□sinheren□l□selfi□hand□hatmoralvirt□esmustbeimpo□edthroughstric□soci□lnorm□andi□stitut□on□□ □□ff□rentphilo□oph□calschoolsha□eofferedvariousinterp□et□tion□ofRen□haDeBenYua□.In□o□□ucianism,Reniss□enasaninhere□t□ualityt□a□can□□cultivatedthrougheducation,self-□isc□pli□e,andmo□alpra□ti□e.□e□cius□□prominentConfucia□th□n□er,arg□edthathuman□eingsa□eb□□nwith□ninna□esen□e□□goo□□□s□,whichcan□enurtur□□anddev□□opedthr□ughproperg□i□anceandeducati□□.Xu□zi,□noth□rConfu□ianph□losopher,tookam□repessimisticview,sugges□ingt□ath□mannatureisinhe□entlysel□is□andt□atmoralvirtuesmu□tbeimp□sedthro□ghstri□□socialnorm□and□□stitutions.□> D□ff□□en□□hilosophicalschool□h□veofferedvariousin□e□□□et□tionso□Ren□□aDe□□□Yuan.In□□nfuciani□m□Renisseena□ani□□erentqualitythat□anbecultivate□t□rougheduc□ti□n,□elf-dis□ipl□ne,an□□oralp□a□tice.Mencius,aprominentConfucianth□nker,ar□uedthat□umanbei□gsarebornwithaninnatesen□□ofgoodness,which□anbenu□tur□danddev□□opedthrou□hpr□□ergui□a□ceanded□cation.□unzi,anothe□Con□uc□anphilosopher,tookamorepessimisticview,□u□gest□n□t□athuma□natureisinhe□□nt□ys□lfi□h□ndt□a□moral□irt□esmust□□imposedthroughs□rictsocialno□msandin□tituti□n□. Differe□tphi□□sophi□alschoolsha□eo□feredvariousinte□preta□ionsofRen□ha□eB□nYuan□InConfucian□sm,Reni□seen□sa□□nherentqualityth□t□anbecultivatedthro□□hedu□ation,self-□i□c□pline,and□oralpr□c□ice.Menciu□,a□rominentC□□fuci□nthinker,a□g□edthathumanbein□sar□bornwith□ninn□tesenseof□ood□e□s,whichcanben□rtured□nddev□lopedthr□□ghpropergui□anceandeducation□□unzi,another□□□fucian□hilosopher□tookamor□pessimi□ticv□□w□sugg□stingthathum□nnatureisinh□□ent□yselfi□□andth□□moralvirt□esmustb□impo□edthrou□□strictsocialn□rmsa□dinst□tu□ions. Diffe□entphilosophica□schools□□ve□f□□r□dvario□sin□□rpr□tationso□R□nZhaDeB□nYuan.InConf□ci□nism,R□nis□eena□an□nh□□entqualitythat□anbecultivatedt□r□□gheducation,self-d□sci□line,andm□ralpract□ce.Men□ius,apr□mine□tConf□cianthi□□e□,arguedthathu□a□b□□ngsa□e□ornwithan□nnatesen□eo□g□od□ess,whi□hcanbenurtur□dand□evelopedthr□ug□prop□□guida□ceandeducation.Xunzi□an□ther□onfucianphilosopher□to□kam□re□essi□ist□cv□ew,su□gestingthathu□annat□reisinherentl□selfisha□dthatmoral□irtu□smustb□im□ose□th□ou□hs□r□ctsoci□lnorm□andinstitutions.□□ D□ffere□tp□i□osophicalschoolsh□veoff□redvariousinterp□e□a□ionsofRenZha□e□enYua□.□nConfu□ianism,Re□isseena□aninherentqualit□tha□□□nbe□ult□vated□hro□gheducation,self-discipline,□nd□□ra□□rac□ice.Mencius,aprominentCo□fucian□hink□□,a□guedthathuman□eings□r□b□r□w□thaninn□□esenseofgoodness,whichca□ben□rturedanddevel□pe□thr□□ghpropergu□danc□and□ducat□on□X□nz□,an□therConfucianph□losop□er,too□□morepessi□istic□i□w,□ugges□□ngthathu□ann□t□rei□inhere□tlys□lfishandthatm□ralvirtuesmustb□imp□sedthr□ughstri□tsoci□ln□rmsa□dinstitutions.