Differentphilo□ophicalschoo□sha□eo□feredva□io□sinterp□etatio□□ofRen□h□DeBenYuan.I□Co□fucian□sm,Renisseenasa□□nh□rentqualityt□atcanbecultiv□t□□□hrougheducation,self-dis□ipline,and□oralpractic□.Mencius,□promine□tCo□fucia□thinker,arguedt□athumanbei□□sareb□rnwithanin□at□senseofgoodness,whi□□canben□rtu□edand□eve□opedthrou□hpr□pe□guidance□n□□ducation.Xun□i,anotherCo□fucianphilosopher□tooka□□□epessimisticvi□w,□ugg□stingth□thumannatureis□nherentlyselfi□handth□tmoralvi□t□esmustbei□posed□hroughstri□□so□ialnorm□a□dinstit□tions. Differentphilos□phicals□□oolshaveofferedv□r□ou□interp□□ta□ionsofRe□ZhaDeBenYuan.InConfucianism,Reniss□e□as□n□nhe□ent□□alityt□a□ca□becult□va□edthroughe□u□□t□on,self-disc□pl□ne,and□□r□lprac□ice.M□n□i□s,□prominentConfuc□anthin□e□,arguedthathumanb□ingsareborn□itha□□□natesenseofgo□dness□whichcanbenurtured□nddevelopedthro□ghpropergu□danceandeduc□□ion.Xunzi□anotherCo□□uc□anphilosop□er□to□kamore□essimisticv□ew,suggest□ngthathuma□□atu□eisinherentlys□lfishandt□at□or□□virtu□smustbeimposedthroughst□ictsoc□al□□rm□and□nst□tutions.□> Differe□tphilos□ph□□□□schools□a□e□ff□□□□variou□interpr□tat□□nso□RenZ□a□eBenYua□.InC□n□uc□an□sm,Reni□seenasan□nhere□□qualitythatcan□ecu□tivatedthrough□d□cation,sel□-discipl□ne,andmoralp□actic□□Menc□us□a□rom□nentConfucianthinker□argue□thathumanbein□□ar□□ornwithanin□□te□en□eofgoodne□s,whic□canbe□□rt□redandde□□l□pedthro□g□prop□rguidance□nded□cation.Xu□□i,□notherConf□cianphilosopher□tookamorepe□simist□□view,sug□estingtha□humannatureisin□□rentl□selfish□ndth□t□oral□i□tuesmustbeimposedth□oug□□trictsocialnormsandinstituti□□s.□> □iffer□n□philo□ophicalschoolsh□□eoffere□vari□usi□terpretationsofRe□Z□aDeBen□uan.InCo□fucianism□Renisseenasaninherentqualityth□tc□nb□cu□□ivatedthro□gheducat□o□,□elf-d□sc□pline,andmora□practi□e.Me□cius,ap□ominentC□nfucianthink□r,a□guedthath□□anbe□ngs□reborn□ithaninnatesenseofgoo□n□ss,whichcanbenu□turedan□developedthroughpropergui□ance□ndeducatio□.X□nzi,a□other□on□□cian□hiloso□her,t□okamo□e□e□sim□□□icvie□,sug□est□ngt□athumannaturei□□nherent□□se□fishandthatm□ra□virtuesmustb□im□ose□th□oug□strictsocialnormsandinstitutions.□□