Differentp□iloso□hi□alschoolshaveo□feredvar□ousinte□preta□ionsofR□n□h□□eB□nYuan.InC□nfucianism,Renisseenasaninherentqua□itytha□canbecultiv□tedth□ougheduc□tion,self-□is□ipline,□ndmor□□pr□c□i□e.Menc□u□,a□□o□□nentCon□uc□anthinker,arguedthath□m□nbe□n□sareborn□it□aninnat□senseofgoodnes□,whichc□□benurt□□edandd□velopedt□ro□ghprop□rg□i□anceandeduc□ti□n.X□□zi,anot□erConfuc□an□h□l□s□p□er,tookamore□essimis□ic□□ew,suggestingthathu□annatureisinher□ntlys□lfishandthatmoralvirtues□□stb□im□osedthr□ughstr□ct□oc□alno□m□and□□□titu□□on□. Differ□ntp□ilosophicalsc□oo□shaveofferedv□riousint□rpretationsofRenZ□aD□□e□Yu□n.InConfuc□a□ism,Renisse□nasaninherentqualit□thatc□nbec□ltivatedt□rougheduc□tion□self□di□cipline,an□m□□alpra□tice.Mencius,apromin□□tConf□cianthi□ker,ar□u□dthathuman□eing□are□ornwithanin□□tesenseof□oodness,w□ichcanben□rturedanddevelopedt□ro□□hprop□□guid□nc□an□education□Xunzi,ano□he□Confuc□an□hi□osopher,to□kamo□epessimi□ticview,sug□estingthathumannat□reisinherentl□self□s□a□dtha□moralvirtuesmustb□impos□dt□roughs□□ictsoci□□normsandinsti□utions□ Differentphil□□ophical□□□□ols□aveofferedva□iousin□erpretati□nsofR□nZ□aDeB□n□uan.InConfucianism,Renisseenasani□heren□qu□litythatcanb□□ult□vatedthro□ghe□u□ation,self-di□cip□ine,□□dm□ralpractice.M□ncius,ap□o□ine□tCo□f□□ianth□□ker,arguedthat□□manbei□□sarebornwithaninna□esenseofgoodness,whichcanb□□urturedanddeveloped□□roughproperguidancean□educ□ti□□.Xu□zi,an□therCo□fucianp□i□osophe□,tookamorepessim□st□□view,s□gge□tingt□□thumannat□rei□□n□e□ently□el□is□andthatmoralvirtuesmu□tbeimpos□d□□rou□hs□rict□ocialnormsa□d□nstitutio□s.<□p> □if□ere□tph□losophicalschoolsh□veofferedvariousinterpre□ationsofRenZha□eB□nYuan.□nCon□uc□ani□m,Renisseen□saninherentqualit□that□□nbec□l□iva□e□□hrougheducat□on,self-discipline□andmoralpra□ti□□.Mencius,aprom□□entConfucianthi□k□□,arguedt□at□umanbeingsarebornwithani□n□t□senseo□good□ess,whichcan□enurturedanddev□lop□dthroug□pr□p□rguidanceande□ucat□on.Xunzi,anothe□Confucianphilosop□er,tookamorepessimisti□v□ew,su□□□st□ngthathumanna□ure□sinh□r□ntlyself□sha□dth□□m□ralvi□tue□□ustbe□mposedthro□ghstrictsoci□lnorm□andi□stitutions. D□fferentphilosophi□als□hoolshaveoffere□v□riousinterpretati□nsofRenZh□DeBenY□an.InC□nf□cianis□□Renisseenasaninher□ntqu□litytha□canbec□□□ivatedth□o□gheducation□s□lf-discipline,an□□oralpractice.M□ncius,aprom□nent□onf□□ianthinker,argu□dth□□□um□n□eingsar□bornwithaninnatesenseofgoodness□whichcanb□nurture□anddevelopedthrou□hproperguidancean□educatio□.Xun□i,□noth□□□□nfu□ianphil□soph□r,tookamore□essim□□□i□view,su□g□sti□gthat□uma□□atureisinherentlyselfish□□dthatm□ralv□□tue□mustb□imposedthroughstrictsocia□normsandin□tit□tions.