Differe□tph□loso□hicalsc□oolsha□eofferedvariousinter□retationsofRenZha□eB□nYuan.In□o□fucianism,Reni□seenasaninher□ntqualit□thatcanbeculti□atedth□oughedu□ation,self-d□scip□in□□a□dmoralpra□□ice.Men□ius,ap□ominent□onf□cia□thin□□r,ar□ued□h□th□manb□ingsare□orn□□than□□nat□sens□ofg□odness,□hichcanbenu□tured□nddeveloped□hro□g□properguida□cean□□□ucat□□n.Xunzi,a□□the□C□nfucianphilosophe□,to□□amor□□□ss□mist□c□iew□suggestingthathumanna□ureisin□erentl□□e□fishandthatmo□alvirtuesmustbeimposedthro□gh□tr□ctsoci□lnormsandins□itu□i□ns. Differentphilosoph□ca□□cho□lshav□of□ered□ari□usinter□re□ationsofRe□ZhaDe□en□uan.InConfucianism□Renisse□nasaninherentqualit□□h□tcanb□cul□ivatedt□□ougheducation,sel□□discipline,andmoralpractice.Mencius,apromin□nt□onfucianthinker,arguedtha□hu□anbeings□reb□rnw□□□aninnatesen□eofg□odness,□hic□ca□ben□rturedanddevelopedthroughpropergu□□anceande□ucatio□.X□n□i,anoth□rConfucia□philoso□her,□ookamorepe□□imist□c□ie□,suggestingthat□□□annatureisinher□nt□yse□fi□handt□□tmoralvirtuesmus□□eimposedthro□ghstrictsocialn□□msandinst□tutions.<□p> Di□ferentphiloso□hi□alschoolshave□ffe□edv□riousint□rpretationsofRenZ□a□eB□nYuan.InConfucianism,Renisse□□asan□nheren□quali□ythat□□□b□culti□atedt□□oug□e□uca□ion,s□lf-d□sciplin□,a□dmo□alp□actice.Mencius,apro□inent□o□fuc□anth□nker□argu□dtha□humanbeingsare□orn□it□aninn□tese□□eo□go□□□ess,w□ichcanbenur□uredand□e□e□opedth□oughprope□guidanceandeducat□□n.Xunzi,□nother□□nfucianphilosopher,tookamorepessimi□ticvie□,s□ggesti□□that□uma□nat□re□sinheren□lysel□ishandt□atm□ra□vi□t□□smustbeim□□sedthroug□s□ric□socialnormsa□din□tituti□ns. D□f□erentphilos□phi□a□sch□□lshav□offeredvariousin□erp□et□ti□nso□R□nZha□eBenYuan.InConfu□i□nism,Ren□sseenasaninhere□tq□a□ity□hatcanbecultivatedt□roughed□cat□on,self-discipl□□e,andmo□□lpra□tice.Menci□s,□p□□□inentCon□ucianthinker,argu□dthathuma□beingsarebornwithaninnate□□nse□□goo□n□ss,whichcanbe□u□tureda□ddeveloped□hroug□prope□□uid□nc□an□e□ucation.Xunzi,ano□herConf□c□an□hilosophe□,tookamorepessimist□c□iew,suggestingthathumannatur□□si□herentlyse□fishandthatm□ralvi□t□esmust□eimpose□throughstrictsocialn□rm□andinstitu□ions. Differentphi□o□op□i□alschools□□□eoff□redvar□ousinterpr□t□tio□□ofRenZh□□eBen□□□n.InCon□ucianism,□enisseena□□ni□he□entq□alitytha□canbecultivated□hroughe□ucat□on,self□d□s□ip□ine,an□□oralp□acti□e.Me□cius□aprominen□Confucia□thinker,argu□d□hathumanbe□ngsar□□ornwithaninnates□ns□ofg□o□nes□,whichcanb□□ur□u□e□anddevelopedthro□g□pr□perg□□danceanded□cation.□unzi,□noth□rC□nfucianphilosop□er,□ookamorepe□si□isticview,suggesting□hathumannatureisinh□rentlyselfisha□dthatmora□vir□ue□□□□t□eimposedthroughstric□□ocialno□msa□dinstitutions.<□p>