Di□feren□p□ilosop□ical□choo□□hav□offeredv□□iousinterp□□ta□io□sofRenZha□eBenYuan.InConfuc□anism,Renisseenasa□inher□ntq□alitytha□c□nbe□□□t□v□tedthrougheducatio□,sel□-discipline□andmoralpractice.Me□cius,a□rominentConfuciant□inker□a□gue□tha□human□□ing□are□o□nwith□ninnatesens□ofgoodne□s,whichcanbenurturedand□eveloped□hroughpro□e□guidanc□an□edu□at□on.Xunz□,ano□□erConfu□ia□ph□losopher,tookam□repessimis□icview,suggesting□□at□umannature□sinherentl□selfishandthatm□□a□virtue□mustbe□□p□□e□throughs□ric□□ocialnormsandinstituti□ns.□□p><□>Diff□rentphilosoph□cal□choolshav□□ff□redvari□□s□nterpr□□atio□so□RenZhaDeBenYuan.InCon□uci□nism,Renisseen□sa□inher□ntqualitythatcanbecultivated□hroughedu□□□ion,□elf-di□□ipline,an□moralprac□□□e.Mencius,□pr□mi□en□Co□fu□ianthi□ker,□rgue□thathumanbeingsareb□rnwithaninnatesenseofgoodness,whichcanb□□u□□□red□□d□evelopedthro□gh□ro□ergu□dance□ndedu□ation.X□□zi,anoth□rConfu□ianphilosopher,tookamorepessimisticvie□□sug□estingthat□u□a□natureisinherentlyselfishandthatmoralvirtue□□ustbeimposedthrough□tri□tsocial□o□msandinstitutions. □i□f□re□tp□□losophicalscho□lshaveoffe□edv□ri□us□nterp□etationsofRenZhaDe□□nYuan.□nCon□uc□an□□m,Re□i□se□nasani□h□rentqual□t□that□anbeculti□□□e□throug□ed□cation,sel□-dis□ip□i□e,andmoral□ract□ce.Men□i□s,apromine□tConfucianth□nke□,argue□□□a□hum□nbeingsarebornwit□aninnatesenseofgoodness,whichcanb□nur□ure□an□develope□□hroughproperg□idan□eandedu□atio□.□unzi□□notherCon□ucianphilos□pher,tookamorepes□imisticview,su□gestingthathuma□natureisinh□r□ntlysel□ishan□t□atmoralvi□tue□mu□□b□i□po□edt□roughs□ri□tsocialnormsandinst□□u□ions. Diffe□entphiloso□hicalsc□□olsh□veoffer□dvariou□□nt□r□retat□onsofRen□haDeBen□uan.InConf□□ianism,R□nisseenasanin□□rentqua□i□ytha□canbecultivat□□througheducation,□elf□disciplin□,andm□ra□pra□tic□.M□ncius,□prominent□onfucianthinker,a□guedthathu□anb□ingsareborn□ithaninn□tesenseofgoodness,whichcanb□nu□turedanddevelopedthroughpro□er□uidanceand□ducati□□.□un□i□anotherCon□ucianphilosopher,took□morepessimistic□ie□,sug□□□t□□gthathumannat□reisinherentl□self□sh□ndtha□moralvir□uesm□st□eimposedt□roughstri□tsocialnormsandins□itu□ions. Diff□rent□hilo□o□□ica□s□□□olshave□fferedva□iousi□terp□etations□fRenZ□aDeBenYu□□.InConfucianis□□Reni□□eenasaninh□rentqua□□t□thatcan□ec□ltivat□dt□roughedu□atio□,self-discipline,andm□ra□p□ac□ice.Mencius,□□romine□tConfucianthinker,□rguedth□th□m□nbe□ngsarebornwithaninn□tesense□fgoodness□w□ic□ca□be□□rtureda□ddevelopedthroughproperguidance□ndeduc□□□on.Xunzi,□n□therConfu□i□nphilosopher,too□amorepessimisticview,suggest□ngthat□□ma□naturei□in□erentlys□lfi□□andt□atmoralvirtuesmustbeimp□□edthroughstrictsocialnormsa□di□s□□tut□ons.<□p> □□ffer□n□□hiloso□□ic□lsc□oolshaveofferedv□ri□u□inte□□ret□□io□sofRenZ□□DeB□nYua□.□nConfucia□is□,R□n□sseen□saninher□□□q□al□tytha□can□ecult□vated□h□o□gheducation,sel□□dis□ipline□an□□oralpractic□.M□nciu□□apromi□entC□nfu□ia□thi□ker,□rg□edthathu□anbeingsarebor□w□t□a□□□na□esense□fgoodness□whic□canben□rturedanddevel□pedt□roughproperguidanceandeduca□ion.Xunzi,another□on□ucianphi□o□opher,□oo□amorepessimi□ticvi□w,su□ge□tingt□ath□man□atureisi□herentlyselfishandthatmora□virt□esmustbeimpo□e□through□tri□tso□ialnormsandinstit□t□ons.