D□fferentphil□so□hicalsc□□olsha□eoffer□dvariou□interpre□ationsofRenZ□aD□BenYuan.InConfucianism,Renisseenasan□nhe□entqua□it□thatcanbecultiv□te□th□ougheduc□tion,s□□f-dis□ip□□□e,a□dmoralpract□ce□Menciu□□ap□□minentConfuciant□□nker□arguedthath□man□e□ngsarebornwith□n□nn□tesenseofgoodness,□h□chcan□enurtureda□ddevelo□edthroughprop□rguida□c□a□□edu□□□ion.X□nzi,anoth□r□onfucianphi□o□opher,took□more□e□si□isticview,suggesti□gtha□humann□tur□isinhe□entlyselfish□ndtha□mor□□virtues□us□□ei□posedthrough□tricts□cialnorms□ndinstitu□ions. Differentphilosophic□l□choo□shave□f□ere□vario□sinterp□etati□nsofR□nZhaDe□enYuan.InCon□uci□□ism,Renisse□na□aninherent□ual□ty□hatcanbecul□iv□ted□hrougheducati□n,□□lf-□iscipline,□□dm□ralpractice.Me□ci□s,apromine□tConfucianthin□er,a□g□ed□h□thumanbe□ngsare□ornwithaninna□esense□□goodness,whichc□nb□nurturedanddevelopedthr□□g□properg□i□a□ceandeducatio□.Xunzi,a□otherCon□ucianphi□oso□he□,□ookamorepessim□sticview,sugges□□ng□hathuma□□atureisinherentlyselfishandthatmoralvir□u□smustbei□pose□t□rou□hstricts□cialnormsandi□sti□utions□□□p□ □□>Dif□erentphilosop□□calschoolshaveo□fer□□variou□interpre□at□onsof□enZhaDeBenYuan.InCon□□ci□nism,R□nissee□as□ninherentqu□li□ythatca□beculti□□tedt□rougheducati□n,self-di□ci□li□e□andmor□lpra□tic□.□enc□us,a□□o□inentConf□ci□nthinker,arguedthathumanbeings□rebo□nwithaninnat□s□ns□ofgood□ess□which□anbenurtu□edand□□vel□□ed□hr□□ghpr□perg□□danceandeducation.□□nzi,anotherC□nfucia□□h□los□pher,tookamorepess□m□sticvie□,suggestingtha□□u□anna□u□eisinh□rentlyselfishandthatmora□vi□tu□s□ust□□□m□□se□□hroughstrictsocia□n□rmsandinsti□uti□n□. D□fferentphilosophicalschoolshave□ffer□dvari□u□in□e□□ret□tionsofRen□haDeBen□uan□I□Confucia□ism,Reniss□enasa□inher□n□qualitythatcanbecultivatedt□□o□g□educ□tion,□elf□dis□□pl□n□□andmoralpractice.Mencius,□□romine□□C□□fucianthinke□,argue□th□thumanbeings□reborn□it□aninnates□ns□of□oodnes□□which□□n□□n□r□ureda□dd□velop□dt□ro□ghpr□p□rg□idanceandeducation.Xunzi,anoth□r□onfucianphilosop□□r□□ooka□orepessimisticview,s□ggesti□gthathum□n□atureisin□erent□yselfishandthatmoralv□rtuesmustbeimp□□e□t□roughs□ric□soc□□□norm□□ndinstituti□ns. Diff□rentp□ilos□phical□□ho□l□□aveofferedvari□usi□terpretations□fRenZha□eBe□Yua□.InConfuc□anism□Reni□seenasaninherentqua□ity□hatcanbecultivated□hrougheducati□n,self-di□ciplin□,andm□ra□pract□ce.Mencius,a□r□minentConf□cianthinker,a□g□edt□athumanbeingsa□□bo□nwithanin□atesenseofgoodnes□,whichca□□enurtu□edandd□velopedthroug□properguid□nc□anded□□□tion□Xun□i,anotherConfucian□hilosopher□t□okam□repe□simist□cvi□w,sug□estingthathuma□natureisinherentlyself□sha□dthat□or□l□irt□esm□stbe□mposedt□roug□strictsoc□□lno□msandinsti□utions.