Diffe□□ntphi□osophicalschoolshaveo□fe□edvar□o□sin□erpr□tati□nsof□enZh□DeBenYua□.InConfuciani□m,Renisseenasaninhe□en□□u□lit□thatcanbecu□tivatedth□□ugh□□uc□ti□n,s□□f-discipline,andmo□□lp□acti□e□Me□cius,□prominentC□□fucianthi□ker,ar□ue□that□□manbe□ngsarebornwit□aninnatesenseofgoodnes□,whichcanbenurtur□dand□eve□oped□hr□ughprop□rgu□danc□a□de□ucation.Xunzi,another□onfuci□□□hilosopher□took□mo□epessimisticvi□w,sugges□in□thathu□annatu□eisinher□ntlyselfishandthatmoral□irt□esmustbeimpos□□t□ro□g□str□ctsocialn□rmsandinstitutions. Di□feren□□hiloso□□i□a□□choolshave□ffe□edvario□□int□rpretationsofRenZhaDeBenYuan.InConfucia□i□m□Ren□sseenasan□nhe□□ntqualitythatcanbecultivat□dthrougheduca□□on,s□lf-dis□ipl□n□,□ndmoralprac□□□e.Mencius,□promi□entConfucianthinker,a□gu□□thathuman□ei□gsarebo□□witha□innatesense□fgoodness,whic□□a□benur□ur□d□n□de□elopedth□oughpropergui□ancean□□duc□tion.Xunzi□□n□therConfucianphil□□op□er,too□amor□pessimis□icvi□□,s□ggestingthat□umannatureisinherentlyse□fis□andthatmora□virt□esmust□ei□posedthr□ugh□trictsocia□n□rm□an□institution□□□/□> D□f□erentphilo□ophi□alschool□haveofferedvariousinter□□et□tions□f□□nZhaD□BenYua□.InC□□fucianis□,Reniss□enasani□h□rentqualitythatcanbecultiva□edth□ougheducation,self-d□scipline,and□oralpr□ctice.Menci□s,□pro□inentCo□fucia□thinker,□rgue□thath□manb□ings□rebo□nwitha□□nnat□s□nseofgoodnes□,whichca□benurture□anddevelo□edth□oughproperguida□cean□e□ucat□o□.Xu□zi,□nother□□nfu□ianph□□□sopher,□ookam□rep□s□i□isticv□ew,suggestin□thathumannatureisinherently□el□ishand□ha□mor□lvirtues□u□□beimposed□□rou□hstric□socialnormsandinstitutions. Di□fe□entphilosophic□□school□hav□offeredvario□sin□erpretat□onsofRenZhaDeBenYuan.InCon□uci□nism,R□n□s□eenasa□□nheren□q□ali□ythatca□□e□□lti□a□edthro□gheduc□tion,self-□□□cipli□e,andm□ral□ract□ce.Mencius,□promin□ntConfuc□anthi□□er□□□□ued□h□th□manbein□sarebornwithaninnatesense□fgoodn□□s,wh□chca□benurturedanddevelopedthr□□□hproperguidanceanded□cat□on.□unzi,anotherC□nfu□ianphilosopher,tookamor□pe□simisticview□s□ggestingt□a□h□m□nnatureisinhere□tlys□lf□shand□h□tmoralvirtuesmustb□i□posedth□ou□h□trict□oc□alno□msa□d□nstituti□ns□