□iff□re□□philo□ophica□scho□lsha□eo□fer□dv□r□ousint□□pretation□□fRenZhaD□B□nYuan.InConfucia□□□m,Renisse□n□saninheren□qua□itythatcan□ecultiva□□□throughe□ucation,self-□iscipline,andmoralp□act□ce.Mencius□apr□m□n□□□Conf□c□a□think□r,argu□□thathumanb□i□gsareb□□nwithaninnat□□en□□ofgoodness,whichcanbenur□□re□andde□elo□e□t□rou□h□rope□guida□□ea□ded□cation□X□nzi,anot□erConf□cianphil□sopher,t□okamore□ess□□istic□iew,su□gestingthathu□annatur□isin□ere□tly□elfishandthatmoralvi□tues□us□be□mp□□edthroughstrictso□ialn□rmsa□dins□itutio□s.□/□> Differ□ntph□lo□op□icalschoo□shaveof□e□edvariousinterpr□tatio□□ofRenZh□DeBenYuan.InCon□□□i□nism,R□□isseenasani□her□ntqu□l□tythatcanbecultivatedthr□ughedu□ati□n□□elf-discipli□e,an□mo□alp□actice.M□□c□us,apromin□n□Confuci□nt□inker,arguedthathumanbeingsarebornwithaninn□tese□seof□oodness,wh□c□can□en□rtureda□d□evel□□edth□oughpro□□r□uid□nceandeducat□on.Xunzi,anotherC□nfucia□ph□□osopher,tookam□repess□m□□ticview,suggest□ngthathumannatu□□isi□he□ent□ysel□isha□dthatmoralvir□uesmust□□imposed□h□ou□hstrictsocialnorm□andi□stitutions. D□fferentphilosophical□chools□aveoff□redvariousinterpr□tationsofRe□ZhaDeBenYuan□□n□onfucianism,Re□i□seenasanin□ere□□qua□□t□that□anbecu□tiv□tedthro□□heducation,self-di□cip□□ne,andmoralpractice.Mencius,a□r□minent□on□ucianthinker□□r□uedthathumanbeingsareb□rnwit□□□i□natesenseo□go□□ness,whic□canbenurt□re□□n□d□velo□edthroughpropergu□da□ceandeduc□t□on□Xun□i,anotherCo□fucianphilosopher,□o□ka□orepessimi□ticview,suggestingthathuma□na□ureisinhe□en□lyself□shandt□at□oralvirtu□sm□stbei□posedthroughs□rictsocia□normsandinstituti□ns.□/p> Diffe□entp□ilosophi□a□school□haveoffe□e□v□riousinter□□eta□ion□□fRenZha□eBenYuan.InC□nfu□ia□ism,Reniss□enasanin□ere□tqual□tythatcanbeculti□atedthroug□education,self-discipline,andm□r□l□ractic□.Mencius,a□rominentConfu□ian□hink□r□arguedthath□manbeing□areb□rnwithanin□ates□nseofgo□d□es□□whichc□nbenurtur□□anddevelopedthro□□hproperguidan□e□ndeducation.Xu□□i,□notherCo□fucia□phil□□o□her,tookamo□epessimistic□□e□,suggestingtha□hum□nnatu□eis□□h□□en□lys□lfish□ndthatmo□alvi□tuesm□stbe□mposedthrou□hstrictsocia□n□□msandinstit□tio□s.□> D□fferentp□ilosophi□a□schoolsh□□eofferedva□iousinter□re□ations□□RenZhaDeBenYua□.InConfucianism,Reni□see□as□ninh□r□ntqualitythatcanbecultiv□tedthroughedu□ation,self-disc□pline□andmoral□ractice.Mencius,aprominentCon□u□ianthinke□,□rguedthathumanbein□sarebo□□withaninnatese□s□ofgoo□ness□whichc□nbenurt□redand□evelopedthroughp□op□rguidanceandeduca□i□n.□unzi,an□therCon□uc□anphilo□opher,t□okamor□pe□□imisticvie□,sug□esting□ha□humannatureisinh□□entlyself□sh□ndthatmoralvirtues□u□tbeimpos□d□hr□ughs□rictsocialnormsand□nsti□utions.