D□ffere□tphilosoph□cals□hool□haveoff□□edvariou□□nt□r□□etationsofRenZhaD□BenYua□.□nC□nfucian□sm,Reni□□eenasaninherentqualitythatc□□becultivatedthrough□duca□io□,self-discip□in□,andmoralpract□c□.Menc□u□,a□ro□inentC□nfucianth□nker□argu□□□hat□umanbeingsarebo□nwi□hani□□atese□seof□ood□ess,whichc□nbenu□tured□nddevelop□dthr□ughp□operguidanc□an□educati□n.Xun□□,anotherConfucianphilos□pher,took□more□essi□isticvie□,suggestingthat□uma□natur□□□inher□ntly□e□fishandth□□m□ralvirtuesmust□ei□p□□e□□hrough□□□ic□soc□alnormsandinst□tutions.□/p><□□Diff□re□tp□il□s□phicalschoolsha□eo□□er□□var□ousinterpretation□o□□enZhaDeBenYuan.InConfuci□nism,Reni□s□en□saninherentqua□ityt□atcanbecultivate□througheducat□on,□elf□dis□ipline□an□mo□alpra□tice.Me□ciu□,a□rominentC□nfuci□nthink□r,arguedthath□manbein□sare□ornwi□haninnat□senseofgood□ess,wh□□h□□nbenurturedandd□velo□e□th□oug□prope□g□idanc□□ndeducation.Xunzi,□notherConfucianphil□sopher,took□m□repessi□isticview,suggestin□tha□humannatur□i□i□herent□yselfish□ndthat□oralvi□tue□mu□tbeim□osed□hroug□□tr□ctsoc□alnormsandinstitut□ons. □iffer□ntphiloso□hicalschool□haveof□eredva□□ousinterp□□tation□ofRenZha□e□en□uan.I□Confucian□□m,Re□isseen□sani□h□r□ntqualit□thatcanbe□ultivatedthroughe□ucation,□elf-d□scip□in□,□ndmora□practice.Me□cius,a□rominen□C□nfuci□nthinker,arguedt□athumanb□in□sarebornw□t□anin□□tesens□o□g□odness,whic□can□en□rtu□edan□dev□lopedthroughproperguidanc□an□education.□unzi,anotherC□nfucianphilosoph□r,too□□morepessimist□c□iew,□ug□es□□ngtha□□uman□atureisinher□nt□yse□fis□andt□atmo□alvirtuesmu□tbei□□osedthrough□t□ict□ocialnormsan□institutions. Dif□□r□ntp□ilosophicalsc□o□lsha□e□ffere□variousi□terpretat□□nso□□e□ZhaD□BenYua□.InConfucianism,Ren□sseenasaninher□ntquality□hatcan□eculti□atedt□ro□gheduc□tion,s□lf-disci□line□andmo□alp□actice.□encius,a□romin□□tC□nfu□□anthi□ker,argu□□thathumanbeingsarebor□withaninna□esenseofgoo□nes□□whichca□benurturedandd□vel□pedthroughp□operg□□d□nc□a□deducation.Xunzi□ano□□erCo□fu□□a□philosopher□□□okam□□epe□simi□ti□view,sugge□ti□gtha□h□mannatureis□nh□rent□y□el□i□handth□tmoralvirtuesmu□tb□impose□□□□oughstrictso□ialnormsandinstitutions. Dif□□rentp□ilosop□icalschoolshaveoff□redvariousin□e□pretat□o□□□□RenZhaDeBenYuan.InCon□ucia□ism,Renisseenasaninherent□u□lity□□atcanbeculti□atedth□□ughe□ucation,self-□iscipline,andmo□□lp□actice.Menci□s,aprom□□entCo□fucia□thin□er,argued□□athu□anbeingsarebornw□□h□ninnates□nseof□oodness,whic□canbe□ur□u□edanddevelopedthro□gh□ro□erguidanceand□□ucation.□un□i,a□otherConfu□ianphilos□phe□,to□kamorepe□sim□sticview,suggestingthathuma□natur□□s□nhere□tlyselfishand□□at□o□al□□rtuesmustbe□mposed□h□o□ghstrictsocialn□rmsandinstitutions.