Di□ferentphilosophicalsch□ol□haveoffe□□dvariousinte□pre□ationsofRenZha□eBenYua□.InC□□□ucianism,Reniss□□nasaninhe□entq□a□it□t□atca□becu□ti□at□dthroughe□□cation,s□□f-di□cipl□□e,andm□ralprac□i□e.M□ncius,apro□inentCon□u□i□nthinker,arguedt□athum□nb□□ngsarebornwithan□n□a□esenseofgo□□nes□,whichcanben□r□ur□dandde□□lopedthroughproperguid□nc□anded□cat□on.Xunzi,anot□erCo□fuci□nph□losophe□,t□ok□m□□epessimistic□ie□,sug□estingt□□thu□an□at□reisinh□□entlyself□s□andthat□o□a□virtuesmustbeimposedthroughstrict□ocia□nor□sandinstitution□□ Di□fere□tph□losophicalschoolsha□e□ffe□edvar□□□si□□erpr□tationsofRen□haDeB□nYuan.InCo□fuci□nism□Reni□seenasa□□nher□ntq□alityt□atc□nbecu□tivatedth□oughed□cation,sel□-di□□□pli□e,andmor□□□ractice.□encius,apr□□□□entC□nfucia□thinker,ar□u□dtha□huma□bein□□arebor□w□t□aninnatesense□fgoodness,which□anb□n□rturedanddevelopedthroughproperguidanceand□d□cation.Xunzi,a□o□herConf□cianphilosopher,to□□amore□ess□mist□cview,s□ggestingthathum□□natureis□n□e□entlyselfish□n□t□atm□ra□virt□esmustbeimpo□edthroughstrictsoci□ln□rm□andi□s□□tutions. □ifferen□p□□□o□□p□i□alsch□olshaveofferedvariou□i□te□preta□□□□sofRenZh□DeBenY□an.In□□nfuc□anism□Renisseenasanin□er□ntqualityth□□canbec□□□ivatedthrough□ducation,self-d□scipline,and□ora□□ra□t□c□.Mencius,apromi□entCon□ucia□th□nker,arguedtha□h□manbeings□re□orn□ithaninnatesenseofgoodness,w□ichcanbenur□ureda□□developedt□□oughpropergu□d□nceandeducation.□unzi,anothe□C□nfucianphilos□pher,tookamorepessim□□ticvi□□,sugg□stin□□hath□mannature□s□nh□rent□□sel□i□handthatm□r□lvirtuesmustbe□mposedthroughstrictso□ialnormsandinstituti□n□. Diff□rentphil□soph□c□ls□hoolshaveof□eredvariou□int□rpretatio□so□R□□ZhaDeB□nYuan.InConfucianism,Re□i□se□n□san□□herentq□□lityt□□tcanb□cul□ivated□hrougheducati□n,self-discip□ine,a□dm□ra□□ractice.Mencius,aprom□□ent□onfuc□a□thin□er,□rguedtha□h□m□nbei□gs□rebornwithaninnatesenseofgoodness,wh□c□ca□b□nur□u□edandd□velopedthrou□□propergui□an□eandedu□ation.Xun□i,ano□he□Confuc□anphiloso□□□□□tookamorepessimisticvie□□suggestingthathumann□tureisi□h□□ent□ys□lfishand□ha□moralvirt□esmustb□im□osedt□roughstrictsocial□ormsan□institut□□ns. □□□feren□□hil□soph□cals□hoolshaveof□ere□variousinterpre□a□i□nsofRenZhaDeBenYua□.In□onfucianism,Renisseenasaninher□nt□ualityt□atcanbecultivatedthro□gheduc□□ion,s□lf-□□scipl□ne,andmoralp□a□tice.Men□ius,aprominentCo□fu□ian□hinker□a□guedthath□manbei□gsarebornwith□nin□atese□seof□o□dness,whichcanbenurturedanddev□loped□hroughproper□ui□□ncea□□education.Xu□zi,anotherCon□ucianphil□soph□r,too□amor□pess□mis□i□v□ew,sugg□□tingthathum□nnatureisinhere□tlys□l□ishandthat□or□lvirtu□smustbei□pose□th□ough□trictso□i□lnormsandi□stituti□ns.