D□f□□re□tp□ilosophic□ls□hoolsha□eoffere□□ario□si□□e□pretations□fRenZhaDeBenY□an.□nCon□ucianism,□enis□□enasaninhe□□n□quali□ytha□c□nb□cult□vatedthrough□□uc□ti□n,self-disc□plin□,and□oralpract□ce.□□ncius,ap□omin□□tConfucianthin□er,a□guedtha□h□ma□bei□gsarebor□withaninnat□s□nseof□oodness□whic□ca□be□urtureda□dde□elopedthroughpr□per□uida□ceande□u□atio□.Xunzi,ano□herCo□fucia□philosophe□,□ook□mo□ep□s□i□□s□icview,□uggestingt□athu□ann□tureisinh□re□tlys□lfis□andthatmoralvir□uesmustbei□posedthroughstrict□ocia□□o□ms□ndi□stitutions□ □iffere□tphi□o□ophi□□ls□h□olsha□eofferedvariousinterpr□tatio□s□f□enZh□DeBe□Yuan.InConfucia□ism,Renissee□asaninherentqu□litythatcanbecul□iva□edthrough□duc□tion,se□f-□iscip□ine,andmoralpr□ctice.Menciu□,aprom□nentConfucianth□nker,argue□thathumanbeingsar□bornwithaninnat□se□seofgo□dness,whichcanben□rturedanddevelopedthr□ug□p□opergu□danceand□ducation□□un□i,anotherCon□□cian□hilosopher□tookamorepes□im□st□cview,□uggesti□□thathuma□na□ureisinherentlyse□fishandthat□or□l□irtuesmustbe□mposedthr□ughst□icts□cial□or□s□□din□titutio□□.<□p> Differ□ntphilo□ophicals□h□ol□haveofferedvariousinte□pretat□onsofR□nZhaDeBenYuan.□nCon□u□ianism,Renisseenasaninher□ntquali□ytha□□anbec□lt□v□tedt□rougheduc□tion□self-disci□line,a□dmoral□ractic□.Me□ciu□□aprominent□on□ucian□hinke□,arguedthat□um□nbein□sare□orn□ithani□n□□esens□□fgoodne□□,whichcanbenurturedanddevelo□e□□hroughproperguidancea□deducation.□un□i,another□□nf□cianphilos□pher,□ook□morepes□imisticvi□w,suggestingthathu□□nnatureisinhe□ent□y□el□i□handtha□□oralvirtuesmustbeimposed□□roughstrict□oci□lnormsandinstitutions.□/p> □if□erentph□losophic□ls□□ool□□a□eo□□eredvariousi□t□rpre□ationsofR□nZhaDeBenYua□.□n□onfu□ia□□sm,Renissee□□san□□he□entqua□i□ythat□anbecu□t□vate□t□roughed□□at□on□sel□-discip□ine,a□d□ora□p□□ctice.M□ncius,apro□ine□tC□□fucianthinker,arg□ed□hathumanbeing□arebornwithanin□at□sense□fgoodne□s,whichcanbenu□tured□n□develop□dthro□ghp□op□rguidance□ndeducation.Xunzi,a□otherConfu□ia□ph□loso□he□,too□□morepessi□□sticview,sugg□stingtha□□u□annatureisin□er□ntlyselfishandthatm□ralvi□t□e□mus□bei□posed□hroughstrictsoci□ln□rmsa□dinstitutions□ Differentp□□□oso□hicalsch□olsha□eofferedvariou□i□□erpre□ationso□□enZ□aDeBenYuan.I□Confucian□s□,Renisseenasa□inherentqualitythatcanbecultiv□tedthrougheduca□□on,□□lf-disc□p□in□□andmo□alpracti□□.□encius,aprominen□Conf□cianthin□er,□□guedthathu□anbe□n□sarebornwithaninnate□enseofgoodness,whichc□n□enur□ur□dandde□□lopedthrou□hprop□rgui□ance□nd□ducat□on.□unzi,anotherConfuc□anp□□losophe□,tookamo□e□essimisticview,suggestingthathuma□□at□rei□inher□ntlyselfishandthatmo□alv□rtuesmustb□i□pose□t□r□ughstrictsocialn□□msandinst□tutions. Diffe□en□philosophicalsc□o□lshaveoffe□□dvariousi□terpretationsofR□nZha□eBenYuan□In□onfu□ianism,Reni□□eenasanin□erentquali□yt□atca□□□cult□□ate□th□oughe□u□ation,self-discipline,andmoralp□actic□.Mencius,apromine□tConfuci□nthink□r,a□g□□□t□a□humanbeingsarebornwithaninnat□sens□ofgo□d□ess,whichcanbenurtur□dandde□e□opedthroughp□opergu□dancean□edu□□ti□n.Xun□□,anotherConfuc□□np□iloso□her,to□kamo□ep□ssim□sticvie□,□uggestingt□athumannatureisi□heren□lyselfish□□□thatmoralvirtuesmustbe□mp□sedt□roughstri□□s□cialno□m□andinstitut□ons.