Differe□tphilosophicalsch□o□shaveofferedva□io□si□□erpretationsofR□□□h□□eBenYuan□InConfuc□ani□m,□enisse□n□saninhere□tqualitythatcanb□c□ltiva□edthr□ughedu□□tion,self-discipl□□e,andmoral□ractice.Mencius,aprominentConfuc□□nt□inker,□rgued□hathu□a□□ein□sar□bornwithaninnatesen□e□fgoodnes□,w□□□hcanb□nurtureda□ddeve□□ped□h□oughprop□rg□ida□c□□ndeduc□□ion.Xunzi,anotherCo□fucianph□l□sop□er,t□okamo□epess□mist□cview,suggestingthathu□□nnatureis□nherentlyselfishandt□atm□ralvirtues□ustbeim□osedthr□ug□strictsocialnor□sandinstituti□ns. Dif□erentphil□sophica□schools□aveoffere□v□riou□□nterpr□ta□ionso□□enZhaDe□enYu□n□InCo□fucianism,Renis□eenas□nin□erentquali□yt□atca□□ec□l□iv□t□dthrou□heduca□ion,self-discip□ine,an□moralpract□ce.Men□ius,a□r□minentC□nfucianthin□er,□rguedthathumanb□ings□re□o□n□ithaninnatesenseofgo□dnes□□□□ichcanbenurtureda□□□evelop□d□hroughproperguid□□cea□deducation.X□nzi,a□□therCo□fuc□anphilosoph□r□□o□kamorepe□si□□s□i□view,□ug□est□ngthathumannaturei□in□□□e□tlyselfishandt□a□moralv□rtue□mus□be□□pose□throughstri□tsoc□alnormsandinstitutions. Di□f□rent□hilosophica□scho□lsha□eofferedvar□ousinte□preta□□onsof□enZhaDeBenYuan.I□Confuc□a□ism,Ren□sseenasan□nherent□ualitytha□canbecul□□vatedthrougheducation□self□d□scip□□ne,andmora□p□act□ce.Mencius□□prominentConfuc□anthinker,ar□uedth□□hu□an□ei□gsarebor□withaninna□esenseofgoodn□ss,□hichcanben□rtu□edanddevelopedthroughproperguidancean□ed□cati□□.X□nzi,anotherCo□fucianp□iloso□he□,tookamorepessimi□ticvi□w□sugge□tin□thathumann□tureisinherently□elfishandthat□ora□v□r□uesm□stbeimposed□hroughstr□ctso□ial□ormsa□di□st□tutio□s. □iffe□ent□□□losophical□chools□a□□offeredvariousi□t□rpretat□onsofRenZha□□BenY□an.InCo□fuci□□ism□Renissee□asaninherentqualityt□atcanbecu□tiva□edthr□ugheducati□n,self-dis□ipline,andmoralpractice.M□ncius,ap□o□inentConfucianthinker,a□guedth□th□□anbeingsa□eb□□nwithaninn□tesenseofg□odness,whic□□anben□rtureda□d□□vel□pedt□roughproperguidanceanded□cation.Xunzi,anotherConfucianphilos□p□e□,tookamorepessimisticview,su□gestingthat□um□nnatu□e□sinhere□tlyselfis□a□dthatm□ra□vi□tue□mus□□eim□osedthroug□st□ic□socialn□rmsandin□ti□utions□ Di□fere□□philosophicalschools□aveoffe□e□□ariousinterp□et□t□onsofRenZhaDeBenY□an.In□□nfucianism,Renis□eenasani□□eren□qualitytha□ca□be□u□□ivate□□hrough□ducation,s□lf-discipline,andmoralpract□c□.Mencius□apro□inentConfuc□□nthinke□,a□guedth□th□m□nbein□s□□ebor□wit□aninnatesenseo□g□□dn□ss□w□ichcanbenurturedandde□□□□ped□hro□ghproper□ui□ancea□□educ□tion.Xun□i□ano□herConfucianphilosopher,tooka□orep□ss□mi□ticvie□,sugge□tingt□athumannaturei□inherentlysel□i□hand□hatmoral□ir□uesm□stbei□pose□thro□g□strictsocialno□m□an□institut□ons□□> □iff□rentphilo□op□ic□□□choolshaveo□□eredv□r□ousinterpretati□n□ofRenZh□□e□enYua□.I□Conf□□ianism,Re□□sseenasaninherentqua□itythatcanbecultivatedthro□gheducatio□□self-discip□ine,andmora□practice.Menciu□,□promine□tConfuciant□i□ker,a□□ued□hath□manbeings□rebornw□than□nnate□□□seofgood□e□s,w□i□hcanb□nurturedanddev□lo□e□throughpr□pe□g□idanc□an□educ□□□on□Xunzi□anoth□rConf□ci□nph□□osopher,tookamorepessimisticv□ew,suggestin□that□□□□nnaturei□inhere□tlyselfi□□an□thatmora□virtue□□us□beimposedthrough□trictso□ialnormsandinstitutions.