D□□ferentphilo□o□□ic□lschool□□aveoff□□□d□arious□□t□r□retat□o□sofRe□ZhaDeBenYuan.InConfuc□anis□,Re□iss□enas□ninher□n□qualitytha□ca□becult□va□edthroughe□ucat□□n,self-d□s□ipli□e,and□oralpractice.Mencius,□pro□inentConfucia□□□i□ker,arguedthath□manbeingsa□e□ornwit□aninnatese□seof□oodness,whichcanb□nur□□redandde□el□ped□□ro□□□p□op□rguida□ceand□ducati□n.Xunzi,anotherC□nfucianph□losopher,tookamorep□ssimi□ti□view,sugge□tin□thathu□a□□atureis□nhere□tlyse□fishandthatmoralvi□tuesmust□□im□□sedthr□u□□strictso□ia□normsandi□stitutio□s. Differ□ntphil□soph□ca□s□hoolshav□o□f□redvariousin□erpretationsofRen□□aDeBenYuan.InConfucianis□,Renisseenasanin□ere□tqu□lit□thatc□nbecultivatedt□rou□heducat□on,self-discip□in□,□□□m□ralpr□ctice.M□□cius□□pro□inentConfuci□nth□nker,arguedt□athumanb□ing□ar□bornwithan□□nate□e□□eofgoo□□ess,w□ichcanbe□□rturedandde□e□□pedthroughpr□perguidance□nde□ucation.X□nzi,anot□e□Con□uci□nph□los□□he□,tookamorep□□simi□□□cvie□,su□g□□tingthathum□nna□u□eisinherentlyselfish□ndthatmoral□irtu□smustbei□pos□dthroug□strict□ocialnormsandinst□tutions. Differe□tph□losop□ical□choolshaveo□fered□ariousinterpretationso□□enZ□aDeB□nYuan.I□□onfuciani□m,□eni□seenasanin□erentqualit□thatcanbecult□vatedth□oughedu□a□ion,s□lf□discipline,□ndmoralprac□ice.□e□cius,□promi□ent□□n□ucianthinke□,arguedthat□umanbeingsa□ebornwitha□□nna□esense□fgoodness,wh□□hc□nbenurt□re□anddevel□pedth□oughpr□pergui□an□eandeduc□ti□n.□unzi,□notherC□nfucianphilosopher□to□□□morepess□misticv□□w,s□ggesti□gtha□humannaturei□inh□rentlys□lfi□handtha□mo□alvirtuesmustbei□p□□edthroug□□trictsocialnormsandi□stit□□ions□ Differentphi□osophicalschoolshaveoffered□ariousinterpretationsofRenZhaDeBen□uan.I□C□nf□cianis□,Renisseenas□ninheren□qualityth□tcanbec□ltivat□dthrou□heducation,se□f-discipl□ne,□ndmo□al□ractice.Menci□s,□prom□nen□Confucia□thin□□r,arguedth□t□umanbein□s□re□orn□ith□ninnatesenseo□goodness,whic□c□nbe□urtureda□ddevelopedthr□ughprop□rguidanceandeducatio□□□unzi□anotherConfucianphilo□opher,tookamorepessimisticvie□,suggesti□gth□□humannatureisin□e□entlyse□□ishan□th□tmo□alvirt□e□mustbe□mpos□dthro□□hstrictsoc□alnor□□□□□institutions.<□□>□□>Different□□i□os□phicalsch□olsha□eoffe□edvari□usinterpretationsofRenZhaDeBenYuan.In□onfu□ian□sm,Renisseenasaninherentqualityt□a□can□ecult□vate□throu□heducation,□elf-disci□line,andmo□□lpractice.Me□cius,a□romin□ntConfu□iant□in□er,ar□uedthath□man□eingsare□ornw□□h□ninn□tesens□o□goodness,which□a□benurturedanddevel□p□dthrou□hpro□ergui□□□cean□educat□on.Xunz□,anotherConfuc□anphilosopher,tookam□re□essim□s□i□view,su□□est□ngthath□manna□ureisin□eren□ly□el□ishandthatmoralvir□ues□ustbe□□pos□dth□oughstrict□□cialnorms□n□institution□.