Dif□erentphilos□□h□c□□schools□a□eoff□redvariou□i□terpretations□fRe□□□□□eBen□ua□.InConfucia□ism,□□n□ss□ena□aninh□□entq□alitythatca□□ecult□v□tedthro□□hed□cation,se□f-di□cipli□e,andmoralpractice.Mencius,aprom□nent□on□u□iant□in□er□arguedthathumanbe□ngs□reb□rnwithaninnatesen□e□fgoodness,whichcanbenurturedan□develo□edthrough□roperguidan□eandeducatio□.□unzi,□no□h□□Confucianphil□so□her,t□ok□morepes□im□sti□view,□uggest□ngthathuman□atureis□□her□ntlyse□fis□andt□atmo□alvirtuesm□st□eim□osedt□rough□trictsoci□□□ormsandinstitutions. Differentphilos□phicalschoo□shaveoff□□ed□arious□nt□□p□etationsofR□nZhaDeBen□uan.InConfucia□□sm,□en□ssee□a□ani□□ere□tquali□□□hatcanbec□ltivate□th□ou□□educ□tion,self-discipline,andmoralpractice.Men□iu□,aprominentConfuci□nthinker,a□g□e□that□umanbei□gsarebor□withaninnatesenseofgoodness,whic□ca□ben□rture□□nddevelopedt□roughp□ope□g□idanc□□n□ed□cation□Xu□zi,□noth□rC□nf□cian□hiloso□her,tookamorepessimisticview,sugge□t□ngthathumannatureis□□herentlys□lfishandthatmoralvi□tuesmustbe□mpose□throughst□ictsocialnor□□an□institutions.□> D□fferentph□losophic□lschoolshave□f□eredvariousin□er□retationsofR□n□haDeBen□uan.InConfucianism,Re□isseenasani□h□rentquality□hatcanbecultivatedthr□u□□edu□ation,s□□f□disc□pl□n□,andmo□al□rac□ice.Menciu□,a□ro□inent□onfuc□ant□inker,arguedthathumanbeingsar□□□□n□ithaninn□tesen□e□fgoodnes□,whichcanbenurturedand□evelopedthr□□g□propergui□an□□a□d□duc□□i□□.Xunzi,ano□he□Confu□i□nphiloso□her,tookamore□essim□sticview,sugge□tingthathumannat□□eisinherentlys□l□ishandthatmoralvi□t□esmu□tbeimposedthr□ughstrictsoc□alnormsandin□titutio□s.<□p> Differentphilosop□i□□lsch□o□shaveoffe□edvariousi□terpre□ation□ofRen□haDeBen□uan□InC□nfucianism,Renisseenasaninh□r□ntquali□ythatc□nbecultivat□□through□ducation,self-discip□ine,andmo□alpractic□.Menci□s□aprom□nentConfu□ianthinke□,argu□dthat□umanbe□ngsar□bornwith□ninnatesenseo□g□□dness,whi□hca□benurtu□edandde□elopedthroughproperguidanceanded□cation.Xunzi,anoth□□Confucia□p□il□sop□er□tookamo□epes□im□s□icvie□,sugge□tingthath□man□at□reisinherentlyselfish□ndt□a□m□ralv□rtuesmustbe□mpo□edthroug□□trictsocialno□ms□ndin□t□tutions. Dif□eren□philo□ophicalschool□hav□offeredvar□ousinterp□etationsof□e□ZhaDeB□nYuan□InConfuci□n□□m□Renisse□na□□n□□herentqualitythat□anbecult□vatedthroug□edu□ation□□elf-□i□cipline,andmo□alp□a□tic□.Mencius,apr□mi□□ntConfuc□anthinke□,a□gued□hat□umanbe□n□sareborn□ith□nin□atese□seofg□□dness□which□□nben□r□ured□□ddev□l□pedthr□ughpropergu□da□□ea□deducati□n.Xunzi,□nother□onfuci□nphilosopher,tookamorep□s□im□sti□□ie□,s□ggesting□□ath□mannaturei□inh□r□□tlyselfi□ha□dthatmoralvirtue□mustbe□mposedth□oughstrictsoc□alnormsand□□stitu□□ons□□/p> Differ□ntp□□□oso□hicals□hoolsh□veoffered□□riousint□rpre□ationsofRenZh□DeBe□□u□n.In□onfuciani□m,Re□□sse□n□saninhe□entqual□tythatca□beculti□atedthr□ugh□□ucation,self-discipl□□□,□n□moralpractic□.Me□□ius,apromi□e□□C□nf□cianthinker,arguedth□thuma□b□in□s□rebornwithaninnates□nseof□oodne□□,wh□chcan□enu□tu□edand□evelopedt□ro□ghpropergu□dancea□ded□cation.Xunzi,anot□er□□nfucia□philos□pher,t□□kamorepessimisticvie□□suggestingthathumannatureisinherentl□selfishandthatmoralvirt□esmust□□im□osedthroughs□r□ct□ocialnormsa□d□□□t□tu□ions.