□□f□erent□□□lo□ophic□lschool□haveo□feredvar□ou□interpret□tion□ofRenZhaD□Ben□uan.□nConfucianism,Renisse□nasaninherent□ual□tythatcan□ecultivatedthrou□hed□cation□self-discipline,a□dmora□practi□e.□enc□us,apr□minen□Co□fucian□h□nker,arguedt□athumanbeingsarebornwithani□natese□seofg□□d□ess,w□ichcan□e□urt□reda□dde□elo□edthroug□properguidan□e□nd□ducation.Xunzi,□□□the□Conf□cia□philos□pher□t□okamorep□□s□mis□icview□suggest□□gthathumannature□s□nherently□elfishan□tha□moralvirt□esmust□e□mposedth□oug□stri□ts□cial□□rmsandinstitutio□s.□> <□>Different□hilosophicalschoo□□haveoffere□□ario□s□nt□rp□□ta□ionsofRenZhaDeB□nYuan.InConfucianism,Reniss□enasaninheren□qualit□□hatcanbec□lt□vat□dthrough□□ucati□n,self-d□scipline,an□moral□□ac□ice.Menci□s□ap□ominentConfu□ianthinker,ar□□ed□hathumanb□i□gsare□o□nwith□ninnates□n□□o□goodness,whichcanben□r□ure□anddeve□□pedthr□□ghproperg□ida□ceandeducation.Xu□zi,anothe□Confucia□p□i□□□opher,tookamo□epess□mis□i□□iew,s□ggesting□hathumann□tur□isinheren□lyselfishandth□tmora□□irtues□□stbe□mpo□edt□rou□□strictsocialnormsandinsti□utions.<□p□□p>D□□f□rentphilosoph□cals□hoolshav□offeredvariou□interpretati□nso□RenZhaDeBe□Y□□n□InConfu□□anism□Reni□□eena□ani□he□e□tqualitythatcanbecultivatedthrough□□ucati□n,self-discipline,□ndmoral□□actic□.Mencius,aprominentConfucian□hin□er,arguedthathumanb□□ng□arebo□nwi□haninnatesens□ofgoodne□s,w□ichca□benurtured□ndd□velopedthroughprope□guida□cea□deduc□tio□.□□nzi,□not□□rConfucia□philosopher□t□ok□mo□epessimistic□iew,□u□ge□tingthathumannatur□isinhere□tl□selfishandthatmora□v□r□uesmustbeimposedthroughstri□ts□ci□lnormsandinstitutions. □iffere□□philosoph□ca□scho□□sh□veof□e□ed□ariousinterpr□ta□□onsofRenZha□eBen□□an.InConfucianism,Reni□s□en□□an□nherentquality□ha□canbecultivatedthr□ug□educatio□,self-discipline,andmoralp□act□ce.Menc□u□,apro□inentCo□fuc□anthinker□arg□edth□th□manb□□n□sa□eb□□nw□□haninnatesenseofgoodness,whichcanbenurt□□e□anddevelop□dthroug□pr□□erg□idanceandeducation.Xunzi,anothe□Conf□cianp□ilosopher□tookamor□pe□s□m□sticview,su□□estin□tha□humannaturei□inherentl□selfi□han□that□oralvirtuesm□stbeimposedt□roughstrictsocialnormsandinstitutions.