Di□ferentphi□osophical□c□oolshaveoff□□edv□riousinterpret□tionsofRenZ□aD□BenYuan□InConf□c□anism,Renis□eenas□ninher□□□qu□litythatcanbecultivatedth□oughe□□c□tion□self□d□scip□ine,andmoralprac□ice.Mencius,a□□ominentConf□cianthi□ker,arguedthathumanbeingsarebornw□th□ni□n□tesens□□fgo□dness□□hi□hca□benurtured□nddevelo□edt□roughproperg□idanceandeducation.Xunzi,anotherConf□□ianphil□sopher,too□□more□essimisti□view,su□g□stingthathuman□aturei□inherentlyself□s□andthatmo□□lvirtuesmu□tb□imposed□hro□ghst□ict□ocia□normsan□institutions. Differ□ntph□l□s□□h□ca□□□□o□lshaveofferedvariousinterpretationsofRen□haD□BenYu□n.InC□nfucianism,□enisse□nas□ninherent□ualitythatcanb□□ultivated□hrougheduc□□□on,self-discipl□□e,andmoralp□□□□ice.□en□ius,ap□ominen□C□□fu□ianthinker,arguedth□t□uman□eingsarebornwithaninnate□enseo□□□odne□s,□□i□hcanbenu□tu□edanddevelop□dthr□ug□pro□erguidancea□ded□cation.Xunzi,anotherConfucian□hilo□opher,tooka□orepessimisticvi□w,suggestingth□t□□□annaturei□inherentlyselfishan□that□oralvirtuesmustbe□mp□sedthroughstric□soc□□lno□m□andinstitutions.<□p> Dif□er□n□□hilosop□□cals□hoolshaveoffere□variousinterpretat□on□ofRenZhaD□BenYuan.In□□nf□cianis□,Reniss□□nasaninherentqualitythat□anbecultivate□t□rougheduc□ti□n,self□□iscipline,andm□ralpract□c□□□□ncius,aprominentConfucianth□nker,□rgu□dth□thu□anbeingsa□eborn□ithaninnat□senseofgo□dne□s□wh□chca□benurt□□edanddev□□opedthroug□□roperguidanceanded□catio□.X□nzi,a□otherCo□fucianphil□sophe□,□o□k□m□□epessimisticvi□w,□ugge□tingthathuman□a□ureisinherentlyse□□isha□dthatmo□□□virtuesmu□tbe□mp□□ed□□r□ughstri□tso□ialnormsandi□stitut□□n□.□><□>Di□fer□ntphi□osophicalsch□□lshaveofferedvariousinterpre□a□i□□sof□en□h□DeBenYuan.InConfuc□ani□m,Renisse□nasaninherentqu□l□tythatc□nb□cultivatedt□□oughed□c□tion,self-discipl□n□□andmoralpr□c□□ce□Me□ciu□,apro□inentConfucianthink□r□ar□u□dtha□h□man□□ing□are□ornwitha□innatesenseofgoo□ness,wh□c□canb□nur□□redandde□e□o□edth□ou□□□roperguidancean□□ducation.Xu□□□,ano□herConfucianphiloso□□er,tooka□□repessimisticvi□w,sugg□□ti□□tha□□u□an□a□□reisinherentlyselfish□ndt□atmora□□irtuesm□s□beimposedth□oughstricts□cialnormsandi□□titutions.□□p>