Di□fer□ntphilo□ophicalsch□olsh□veofferedvario□sinterpretationsofRe□ZhaDeBenYuan.InConfu□ianism,R□n□sseenasa□inh□re□tqual□tythatcanbecultivat□dt□r□ughe□ucati□n,self-d□s□ipline,□nd□oralp□act□ce.Mencius,aprominentCo□fucianthinker,arguedthathuman□eing□areborn□it□□□inn□t□sens□ofgoodne□s,which□a□benurturedanddevel□p□dthr□ug□pro□□rg□idancean□edu□ation.Xunzi,anotherConfucian□hilosopher,tookamorep□ssimisticvie□,s□ggestingt□athumannatureisinhere□□□yselfisha□dt□□tmo□alvirtuesm□stbeim□o□edthroughstrictso□ialnorms□ndinstitut□ons□ Differen□phil□sophicalscho□ls□aveofferedva□iousi□terpr□tat□onsofRenZhaDeBen□u□n□InConfu□ianism,R□□isse□nasaninh□rentq□alitythatc□nbecultivatedthrougheduca□ion□s□lf-disc□pl□□e,andm□r□l□ractice.Mencius,a□ro□inentConfuci□nthinker,□□gu□d□hat□umanbeingsarebornwith□ninnatesen□eofgoo□ne□s,□hic□□anbenurturedandd□velopedthroughprope□guidance□n□educatio□.Xunzi,an□therConfucianphi□o□□pher,tookamor□□essi□is□i□□ie□,suggestin□thathuman□atureisinherent□yself□shandthatmoralvirtu□□mus□□□□mpos□dthroughs□ricts□□ialn□rm□a□dinstitut□ons.□>□p□Differentphi□oso□hic□lschoo□shaveofferedvario□s□nterpr□tationsof□enZhaDeB□□□uan.InConfucianism,Renisse□na□aninhe□entqual□tyth□tcanbecu□tiva□□dthrougheduc□tion,□elf-□iscipline,andmoralprac□□ce.Menciu□,ap□omi□e□tCon□uc□anthinker,ar□uedt□athumanbein□s□□e□ornw□□haninnatesenseofgoo□nes□,whic□canb□nur□u□edanddevelopedthro□ghproperguid□□□e□nde□ucatio□.Xunzi,another□o□fucia□ph□□□sopher□□ook□morepessimis□icview,sugg□□tingth□t□umannatureisin□erentl□selfi□handthatmoralvirtuesm□st□□im□osed□hroug□st□ictsoci□lnormsand□nstit□tions. □p>□i□fere□tphil□sop□i□alschoo□s□aveoffer□dvariou□in□e□pretationsofRenZhaDeBenYua□.InConfuci□□ism,□□□isseen□saninher□ntqualitythatcanbeculti□□tedt□rough□duc□tio□□s□l□-disc□pline,andm□ralp□act□□e.Menci□s,□p□omine□□C□nfuc□an□hi□ke□,arguedthathuma□□ein□sareborn□□thani□□a□ese□seofgoodness,w□□ch□anbe□ur□uredanddevelop□dt□ro□ghproperg□idancean□ed□cation.Xunz□,□n□ther□onfu□ianph□losopher,tookamorepes□imisticview,□ugg□stin□thathu□annaturei□inher□ntlyselfishandthatmo□alv□rtue□□ustbei□□osedthrou□hstrictsocialnormsa□di□stitutions.