Diff□rentphilosophicals□hoolshaveof□□□□dvario□□in□erpretationsofRenZ□aDeBenYuan.InConfuc□anism,Reni□s□e□asaninherentq□alitythat□a□bec□lti□ate□□hroug□educat□o□,self-discipline,andmoralpract□ce.Mencius□aprom□nentConfuciant□inker,arguedthathumanb□ingsarebornw□□haninnatesenseof□□od□es□,whichcanbenu□tured□nd□ev□lopedthroughp□□p□rguid□□ce□ndeducation.X□nzi,ano□herC□nfucian□hilo□o□her□too□amorepessimist□cv□ew,su□□e□tingthathuma□natureisin□erentlyself□sha□dthatmo□alv□rtuesm□stbe□mpos□dth□oug□stri□tso□ialnormsandi□stitu□ions. Differentphilosophica□schoolshaveo□feredv□riousinterpretationsofR□nZhaDeBenYuan□InConfuci□nism,Renisseenasaninherent□ual□tythatc□nbecultivate□through□d□cation,self-discipline□andmo□alpract□ce.□encius,a□rominentC□□fu□ianthinker,arguedth□t□□manbein□sar□bornwith□n□nnatese□seofgood□□s□,wh□□hcanb□nurtur□dan□d□ve□op□d□hrou□h□ropergu□danceandedu□□tion.□□nzi,anotherCo□fucian□hilo□ophe□,too□a□orep□ssimis□□cview□sug□esti□gthathuma□nature□sin□erentlyselfishandthatmoralv□rtues□ustbeimposedthroug□□trictso□ia□normsa□dinsti□utions□ □if□e□□nt□hilosoph□cal□choolsh□veofferedva□io□s□nterpretationsofR□nZhaDeBen□uan.InC□nfucia□ism,Renisseen□saninhe□ent□uality□hatcanb□□ultivatedthrougheducatio□,self-discipline,□□dmo□alpractice.□enciu□,apromi□entCon□ucianth□nker,arguedthathumanbeings□rebornwithaninnate□e□s□ofgoodness,which□□nbenurturedanddeve□op□dthroug□properguidanceanded□cation.Xun□i,anotherCo□fucian□□ilos□p□er□took□morepessimistic□□ew,□uggestin□th□thu□□nnatureisinherentlyself□shandthat□□ralvi□tue□must□□□mposedthroug□stric□socialn□□□□a□di□s□itu□ions□□><□>□□ffe□entphil□sop□ica□sc□oolshaveo□feredvari□□sinterpre□□tionsofR□n□haDeBe□Yu□□.InConfuci□nism,Renisseenasaninherentqu□litythatcan□ecultivate□t□r□u□□□duc□tio□,self-discipline,andmoralpra□t□ce.Menci□s,aprom□nen□Confucianthink□r,□rguedthathumanbeingsa□ebor□wi□□an□nnatesenseofgoodne□s,□□ic□canbe□urturedand□evelope□□□rou□hp□□perg□idan□ean□educat□on□Xunzi,anoth□□C□nf□cianphilo□□pher□tookamorepessimist□cv□ew,su□gestin□□hat□umannatureisinherentlyse□f□sha□dt□atm□r□l□ir□uesmu□□beimpo□edt□rou□hstrictsoci□l□ormsandinstit□tion□. □i□□er□n□□hilos□p□i□□l□choolshav□off□r□dvar□ousinterp□etat□onso□RenZhaDeB□n□uan.I□Conf□ciani□m,Renisseena□an□n□erentqualitythatcanbecultivatedthro□gheducatio□,self-di□c□pline,andmoralpract□ce.Mencius,apr□minentConfucianthinker,argue□tha□human□eingsare□□rnwith□ninnatese□□e□fgoodness,□□ichcanbenurtur□da□d□eve□opedthroughpr□perguidanceandeduc□□i□n□X□nzi□□□ot□erCon□ucianphi□□sopher,took□morepessimist□cview,s□□ge□ting□hathu□ann□tureisinhere□tlyselfishandthatmo□alvirt□esmustbeimpos□dthro□ghstrictsocia□no□m□□n□institutions.□>