Diffe□entphilosophicalsc□□ol□haveofferedvariousint□rp□etationsofRenZ□a□eBenYua□.InConfuci□nism,□e□i□seenasaninher□nt□ualitythat□anbeculti□a□edthroughed□c□tion□self-□isc□pli□e,andmor□l□racti□e.Mencius,a□rominentCo□fucianth□nke□,a□guedthath□manbeingsarebo□nw□thani□□□tesen□eofgoodn□ss,wh□chcanbenurtu□edanddevelo□edt□roughp□opergu□danceanded□cation.Xunzi,an□t□erConfu□ianphilosopher,□ookamor□pes□imist□cview,□ugges□ingthat□u□a□natu□ei□□n□erentlyse□□ishandtha□mora□virt□es□ustbeimposed□hr□u□hstri□□socialn□r□sandinsti□utions. Di□ferentphil□□ophi□alsch□ol□have□□□eredvario□sinterpretation□ofRe□□haDeBenYuan.InConfucian□sm,Renisseenasaninherentqualityth□□□an□e□ulti□ate□thro□ghe□ucatio□,self□□isc□pline,andm□ral□ract□ce.Menc□us,a□□om□□□nt□on□ucianthinker,arguedtha□humanbeingsarebornwithanin□atesens□ofgoodne□s,whichcanbenurt□reda□ddevelopedthrough□roperguidanceandeducation□Xun□□,anoth□rConfuc□anphilosophe□,tooka□orepessimisticvie□,suggesti□gth□thu□an□at□rei□in□□rentlyselfishandthatmoralv□rtue□m□stbeimpos□dthroug□strictsocialnormsand□nstit□tions.□□□p>Dif□□ren□□hilosophicals□□oolshaveoffere□variousi□te□pr□tat□on□ofR□nZhaDeB□n□uan.I□Confuc□an□sm,□enisseen□s□ninhe□entqualityth□tcan□□cultiv□t□dthro□ghed□ca□i□n,self□discipline,an□□□ralpractice.M□ncius,ap□□mi□entConfuc□anthinker,arguedthathum□□beings□r□born□□than□nnatesenseofgoodn□□□,whichca□ben□□ture□□n□develop□dth□o□ghpropergui□anc□and□d□ca□ion.Xunzi,anotherConfu□□anphilosopher,tooka□ore□e□□i□isticview,sugge□□ing□hat□uma□□atureisinherentlys□lfis□an□thatmoralvirt□□s□ustbeimposedth□oughstrictsocialnor□sandinsti□u□i□n□□□□ □□□□erentphiloso□□ic□ls□hoolshaveofferedvario□s□nterpreta□ionsof□e□Zh□DeBenYu□□.InC□nfucia□i□m,Re□□sseenas□ninh□rentqua□itythatcanbecu□t□vatedt□□□□□hed□cati□n□s□lf-disc□pl□n□,andmoralpractice.Menc□us,apromi□entConfu□i□nthink□r,□□g□edthathumanbei□gs□r□bornwitha□inna□esen□eof□oo□ness,wh□chcanb□nu□tureda□ddevelop□□throughprope□g□idanceande□ucation.Xu□zi,anotherConfucianphilo□oph□r,tookamorepes□imist□□view,□ugg□st□ngthathumannatureisinh□r□n□lyselfishand□hatm□ralvirtuesmustbeimpose□throughstr□ctsocialno□ms□n□inst□tu□io□s.