Diffe□en□p□□□oso□hic□ls□ho□lshav□offeredva□iousinterpretationso□RenZhaDeBenYuan.In□onf□□ianism,Renisseen□□aninhe□en□qualitythatcan□ecultivatedthroughedu□at□on,self-d□scipli□e,andmo□al□rac□ice.Mencius□□prominent□onfucia□thinker,a□□u□□thathumanbeingsarebor□withan□nnatese□seofgoodness,□hichcan□e□urtur□danddevelo□edthrou□□proper□uidancea□deducatio□.Xunzi,a□ot□□rCon□ucianphilosopher,tookamorepessi□isticview,sugge□t□□gthathuman□a□ureisinherentlyself□s□and□hatmoralv□rtuesmustbeimposedthroughstrict□oci□lnormsandinstitutions□ D□ffere□tphilosop□□ca□□choolsh□v□offeredv□riousin□erpretationso□Ren□ha□eBe□Yuan.InCon□□cia□is□,Reni□□□e□□s□ni□heren□qua□□tythatcanbe□ulti□at□dthrough□duc□t□on,self-discipline,andmoral□r□□tice.Mencius,□prominentConfucia□□h□nker,arguedthathumanbein□sareb□r□withaninna□ese□seo□goodness□whichcanbenurt□redanddeveloped□hrou□hproperg□idanceandeducati□n.Xunzi□anoth□rConfucianphilosopher,t□okamorepessi□isticvie□□su□gestin□t□□thuman□atureisi□here□tlyse□f□shan□thatmo□alvirtuesm□□□□ei□pose□throughstrictsocialn□r□□andinsti□ut□ons. Differe□tphilosophi□alschoolshaveoffere□□a□iousi□□erpreta□□ons□fRenZhaDeBenYuan.InC□□f□ciani□□,□enisseena□aninherentqualitytha□ca□beculti□atedthrou□hed□ca□io□,se□f□disci□line,a□dmo□alpractic□.Mencius,□promin□n□Co□fucianthin□er□arguedtha□□umanb□□ngsar□bo□nw□□han□nnat□□ens□of□oodness,w□ichcanb□nurture□anddeveloped□hroughprop□□guidanceandeduc□tion.□□nzi,anoth□rC□nfuc□anphilo□opher,tookamor□pessimist□cview,su□g□□□ingtha□huma□nature□s□nh□rent□□self□sha□dthatmo□alvirtuesmus□beimposedthrou□hstricts□cialnormsand□nstitutions.<□p□ Differen□philoso□□i□al□choolshave□ffered□ariousinterpre□ationsofRenZhaDeBenYuan□InCon□□□ianis□,Renissee□asaninhere□tqu□litythatcan□ecu□tiv□t□dthrou□heducation,self-dis□ipline,andmor□lpractice.M□nc□us,ap□om□nentConfucian□hin□er,argu□□thathuma□beingsarebornwi□hanin□a□esenseofgood□ess,w□□ch□anbenurture□andd□velopedthroug□□ro□erguidanceandeducati□n.Xunzi,ano□her□o□f□cianp□ilosop□e□,t□ok□□orepess□misticview,suggestingthat□u□annature□s□n□eren□lyself□shan□□□atmoral□irtu□s□us□beim□os□dthro□□□s□rictsoc□□lnorms□ndin□tit□tio□□.