□i□fe□e□tphil□sophicalschoolshaveoff□redvario□si□terpretationsofR□nZhaDeBenY□a□.I□Confucianism,R□nisse□nasa□□nher□ntquality□ha□canbeculti□□tedth□oughedu□at□on,□□lf□di□cipline,andmora□practice.Me□□ius,apromine□tConf□□ianthink□r,argued□h□□□umanbeingsare□o□nwitha□inn□tes□nseofgoodnes□,which□anb□□urturedand□evelopedthroughprop□rg□id□nceandeducat□on.Xunzi,anotherConfucia□ph□loso□her,tookamorepe□simisticview□□ugge□ting□hathu□annature□□inherentlyself□shandtha□□oralvirtu□smust□eim□ose□throughstrictsocialno□ms□ndinstitutio□□.<□p> □iffere□□phi□□sophicals□hoolsh□□e□ff□redvariousinter□re□a□ionsofR□nZh□DeBen□uan.In□onfucianism,Re□isseenasaninherentqu□li□ythatcanbecultivatedth□oughe□ucation,self-□□s□□p□i□e,a□d□or□lp□ac□ice□Me□cius,aprom□n□n□Conf□cianthi□ker,arg□□□thathu□anbeingsa□ebornw□t□aninnatesens□ofgoo□□ess,whi□□canbenurtureda□dde□elo□edthroughproperg□idanceandeducation.□unz□,□notherConfucia□phi□o□opher,□ook□mor□pessimisticview,sug□estingthath□mannature□sinher□ntlyse□fish□ndthat□□ralvir□□esmu□tb□impose□throu□hst□ictsocialnorms□n□instit□tions. Di□fer□ntp□il□□ophicalschools□aveoffe□edv□riousin□erpret□ti□nsofRenZhaDeBe□□□an.InConfucianism,R□nisse□□asani□h□rentqualitythatcanbec□□tivatedthroug□□d□c□tion□se□f-discipline□a□□m□□alpra□tice.Mencius□ap□om□nentConfucia□thinker,□rguedtha□□umanbeingsa□ebornwitha□inn□tes□nse□□g□o□□ess,□hichcanbenurture□a□ddevelop□dthrou□hpropergui□anceandeducation.Xunzi,anotherConfucianphil□so□her,too□□□□repe□simisticv□ew□s□□gestingthathum□nnatureisinhe□entlyselfisha□□t□a□moralv□r□□□smustbeimpose□through□trict□ocialnormsandins□itutions. Differen□□hil□soph□c□lsc□o□lshav□offe□edvari□u□□nterpretat□onso□RenZhaDeBenYuan.InConfuc□anism,Reni□se□□□saninhe□entqua□□tyt□□□□anbecultiva□edthro□gheducation,sel□-d□scipli□e,andmoralpract□□e.Men□iu□,a□rominent□onfucian□□inker,a□guedthathumanbeingsar□bornwithan□nnatesense□fgoodness□whichcan□enurturedandde□□l□pedthroughp□operguidan□ea□deduc□t□on.Xunzi,□nothe□Confuc□an□hilosop□er,□ookamorep□ssimis□icvie□,□uggestingthathumann□tureisinh□rent□yself□sh□nd□hatmor□□virt□esmust□eimposedth□oughstricts□cia□nor□s□□dinsti□utions.<□□> Di□f□rentphi□□sophicalschool□ha□eoffered□a□ious□n□□rpr□tationso□□en□ha□eBen□u□n.InC□nfuci□nism,R□niss□e□asaninherentq□alitythatca□becultiva□edthr□u□hed□cat□on□self-d□scipline,andmoralpractice□Menc□u□,apro□inentConfucianthi□ker,arguedthat□umanbei□gsarebornwi□haninnatesen□e□□g□od□□ss,whi□hcanbenurturedandde□elopedthrou□hprope□g□idanceandeducat□on.Xu□z□□anotherConfucia□philosophe□,t□okamorepess□misticview□s□ggestin□thathumannat□reis□n□e□en□lyselfishan□t□at□□ral□irtu□smus□bei□p□sedthrou□□□t□ictsocial□ormsan□in□□itutions.□>