D□fferentphilosophica□schoolshaveoff□redvariousinterpr□□□tionsofR□nZhaDeB□nYuan□InCo□□u□ianism□Reni□see□asanin□erentqu□litythat□□nbecultivatedthrough□ducation,se□f-di□cip□ine,andmoralp□acti□□.Menci□s,aprom□□entConfucian□h□nker,□rg□e□thathumanbei□g□a□□born□ithani□natesenseofgoodn□□s□whichcanbenurt□re□an□developedthro□ghproperg□idanceandeducation□Xunzi,anothe□Confucianphil□sop□er,tookamorepess□m□sticvie□,sugg□□tingtha□humann□□□□ei□□nherentlyse□fishandthatm□□alvi□tuesm□stbeimpos□dthroughstrictsocia□n□rmsa□dinstitutio□s. Diff□rent□hil□so□hicalschoolshav□offeredv□riousinter□□e□at□onsofRenZh□D□B□nYuan.InCo□fucianism,Reniss□enasanin□□rentqual□t□th□tcanb□cu□tiv□tedthrou□heducatio□,self-discipline,andmoralprac□ice.Menci□s,apromi□entConfuci□nthinker,arguedthat□u□anbeings□rebornwithaninn□tesense□fgoodness,which□a□benur□ured□ndde□□loped□□roughpr□perguidanceanded□□at□o□□X□nzi□an□therConfu□ian□hilosopher,□□okamorepessimisticview,suggesting□ha□humannaturei□i□her□n□lyselfisha□dtha□□oralvirtuesmustbei□po□□dth□oughstr□ctsocialnorm□andi□stituti□ns.□/p> D□ffere□tp□ilosop□□calschoolsh□veoffer□dva□iou□inter□re□ati□nsofR□n□haDeBenYuan.I□□onfu□ianism,R□nis□□e□asani□he□entqualityth□tcanb□□ult□□□te□thr□□g□edu□a□□o□,□el□-dis□ipli□e,andmoralp□ac□ice□Me□cius,ap□□min□n□Con□uciant□inker,a□g□edthathumanbeingsareborn□ithaninnatesenseofgoodn□ss,w□ichc□nbenurtu□e□anddeveloped□hroughprop□rguidan□eand□d□cation.Xun□i□a□other□onfuci□np□ilosopher,tooka□orepessimisticvie□,suggesting□hathumannatureisin□er□nt□yselfishan□t□a□moralv□rtuesmustbeim□osedthroughstri□ts□cialno□□sandinsti□utions.<□p□<□□D□ffer□n□p□ilos□phi□a□s□ho□lsha□eo□fere□variousi□terpr□t□tionsofRe□Zha□e□e□Yuan□InCo□□□c□an□sm,Renisseenasaninher□ntqu□litytha□canbec□□ti□atedt□rou□□e□□cation,self-disciplin□,andm□ralp□□cti□□□M□ncius,apromine□tCo□fuc□□nthinker,arg□e□t□□t□□manb□ingsa□e□o□nwithaninnatesen□eofgoodness□w□□chcanbenurturedan□□eve□ope□th□oughprop□rguidan□eandedu□a□ion.Xunz□,anotherC□nfucianphilo□opher,□oo□amorepessimistic□iew,sugges□in□t□athuma□natureis□□herent□□s□□fishandthatm□ralvirtuesmustbeimposedthroughstrictsocia□no□ms□ndinstit□tions. □ifferen□p□ilosophicalschoolshaveoffered□a□iou□int□rpretation□ofRe□Zh□DeBenY□an.InConfu□ianism,Renisseenas□□inherentqual□tytha□canbecultivatedth□o□□hedu□at□on,se□f-dis□iplin□,andmoralpractice.M□□ci□s,□prominentConfucia□thi□ker,arguedthathu□anb□ingsarebornwit□aninna□es□□s□ofgoodness,whichc□nbe□□rt□redan□developed□hroughpropergu□danceandeduc□tion.Xunzi,anotherConfu□ianphilo□o□□er,tookamorepessimi□ticv□e□□sug□estingthathuma□natureisin□eren□lyselfi□h□□dthatmo□alvirtue□mustbeimposedthroughs□ri□t□□c□a□normsandin□titut□ons.