D□fferentphil□s□phic□lsch□olsha□eoffe□ed□ariousinterpretations□□Ren□haDeBen□uan.I□Confuc□a□ism,Reniss□enasaninherentqualitytha□canbecultivatedthr□ughe□ucat□on,se□f-disc□□line,andmoralp□act□ce□Menciu□□apro□inentCon□ucian□hinker,□rguedthathum□□being□a□eborn□ithaninnatese□seofgoodness,whichcanbenurtu□eda□ddevelop□dt□roughpr□perguidancea□ded□ca□io□.Xunzi,anotherCon□ucian□hi□osopher,t□okamo□epess□□isticv□□w,suggestingthat□umannatureisin□erentl□selfishandthatmoralvi□tues□□stbeimposedthrou□hstrictsoci□lnor□□andinstitutions. Dif□ere□tph□□os□phicalsc□□ol□haveoff□□□dvariou□in□erpr□tations□fRenZh□DeBenYuan.InCo□f□cianism,R□nissee□as□ninherentqualityt□at□anbec□ltiva□edthrougheducati□n□s□lf-disci□□ine,an□moralpractice.Mencius,ap□omi□entConfuc□an□hinker,arguedthath□manbeingsarebor□□ithani□□□□esenseofgoodness,whichcanbenu□tu□e□andde□elope□throughp□operguidan□e□nde□□c□tion.□□nzi,another□onfu□ianphilo□opher,tookamorepessimistic□i□w,suggestingt□ath□mannatureisin□□r□ntlyselfishandthatm□ralvirtuesmustbeimpose□throughstrictsoc□aln□r□s□ndinsti□ution□. D□fferen□ph□losophicalschoolshaveoffere□var□ou□interpretationsofRenZhaDeBen□uan.InConf□cianism,Re□is□ee□asaninher□ntqualityt□a□canbe□ult□vat□dthro□g□ed□c□tion,s□□f□dis□ip□□ne□andmor□lpra□tice.M□ncius,□□rom□nentConfucianthinker,ar□ue□thathu□anbeingsarebo□nwit□aninnatesense□fgood□e□s,whichcanbenur□uredandde□elop□dt□rou□hpro□e□g□idanceande□u□ati□□.Xunzi,□□oth□rConfucian□□ilosopher,tooka□orep□ssimisticview,su□g□stingthathuma□natureisinhere□t□yself□shand□□atmoralvirtue□m□stb□imp□sedthroughstr□ct□ocialno□□sa□□institut□o□s. Differentphi□o□ophi□alschool□haveo□fere□vari□□sinte□pretationsofRenZh□DeBenY□a□□InConf□c□a□ism,□□□isseenasaninhe□entqualit□thatca□be□□ltivat□dthr□ughe□u□a□ion,self□dis□ipline□andmoral□ractice.Mencius,ap□□minentConfucianthinker□arg□edthathumanbeingsarebornwith□n□nnatese□seofgoodness,whichc□nbenurturedanddeve□□pedt□rough□rop□rgu□dancea□ded□ca□□on.Xunzi,an□therConfucianphilo□o□h□□,to□kamorepe□□imisticv□e□,□uggestingthath□mannatureis□nherent□ysel□ishandthatmor□l□□rt□esmu□tbeimposedt□rough□□□ictsocialnorms□ndinstituti□ns□