D□ffe□entph□l□sop□□calschoo□shave□fferedvariousinte□pretationsofRe□Zh□□eBenYuan.InCon□ucianism,□enisseenasaninher□ntqu□lityth□t□an□ecu□tivatedt□□ougheducation,self-d□scip□i□e,andmoralpr□c□□c□□Mencius,a□rom□n□ntConfucia□thinke□,a□guedth□thumanbeingsarebornwit□anin□atesenseofgoo□ness,wh□chcan□enurtured□nddevelopedthrough□ro□□rguidanceandeduca□ion.X□□zi,an□the□Conf□□□anphilos□ph□r,tookam□repessimis□□cvie□,sugges□in□tha□humannatu□e□sinherentlys□lfishandthatmoralvirtuesmustbe□mpo□edthr□ughstrict□ocial□o□ms□ndinstit□tions. Diffe□entphi□os□phi□als□hoolshav□of□e□edvariousinterpre□ationso□Ren□haD□□enYuan.□□Con□u□ianism,Renis□eenasaninheren□qualityth□tcanbecu□t□vatedthrougheduc□tio□□sel□-disci□line□andm□ralpractice.□□□ci□s,aprominentConf□c□anthi□□er□arguedthathumanbeings□□e□ornwit□an□nnat□sens□o□goodness,□□□c□□anbenur□uredanddevelo□edthroughpro□erguidanceande□ucati□n.□un□i□an□□h□rCo□f□cianphilosopher,too□a□or□pessim□sti□□i□w,sugge□t□ngtha□humannatureis□nhe□□ntlyselfishandt□atmoralvir□uesmu□tbeimp□sedthroughstrictsocial□orms□□dinstitutions□ Diffe□e□tph□loso□hicalsc□oo□sh□veoffered□ari□usi□□e□pretations□fRenZh□DeB□n□uan.I□Co□□u□ianism,Reniss□enasan□nhe□e□tqual□tyth□t□anbecu□□ivat□dthroughedu□atio□,self-di□cipl□□e,andmoralpractice.Mencius,ap□om□□en□Confucianthin□er,argued□ha□hu□a□bein□□are□□rnwithani□na□esense□f□ood□ess,□hichcanbenurture□anddevel□pe□□hro□ghproperg□id□nceandedu□atio□.Xunzi,an□therConfucianphilos□ph□r,tookam□repessimisticv□ew,□uggesti□gthathum□n□□tureisinhe□entlyse□fishandthatmoralvirtuesmu□tbe□mpose□throughstr□ctsocial□or□san□ins□itutions. Differentphil□s□phic□□schoolshaveofferedv□□iousinterp□etationsofRenZhaD□BenYua□.InConfu□ianism,Renis□eenasaninherentqual□t□th□t□anbe□ultivated□hroughed□cation,self-disci□line,andm□ralpract□c□.Men□□us,apromin□ntConfuci□nthinker,argu□dthathu□anbeingsa□□bor□wi□haninnate□ense□fg□od□es□,whichcan□enurturedan□dev□lopedthroug□properguidan□e□nd□ducation.Xunzi,an□therConfuci□nphilosopher,too□amo□ep□ssi□isticview,suggesting□hathumannatur□isi□he□entlyselfishan□□hatmoralvirt□esmustbe□□posedthroughstrict□ocialn□rmsandi□s□□tu□ions.