Diffe□entphilos□phicals□hools□aveo□feredva□i□usin□erp□etationsofRenZha□eBenYuan.InConfucianism,Reni□se□□□saninheren□□ual□□y□ha□can□ecultivatedthrou□heduc□tion,self-discip□i□e,andm□ralpractice.Men□□us,apr□minent□onfucianthin□er,arguedtha□□□manbeing□arebor□withaninnatesen□eofg□od□ess□whichc□nbenurt□□edandde□elope□th□oug□pro□erguidanceandedu□ati□n□X□nz□,anotherConf□ci□n□hilosopher□□ookam□re□essimisticview,su□gesting□ha□human□at□□ei□in□erentl□sel□ishan□□hatmor□lvir□uesmust□ei□posedthroughstrict□oc□alnormsandinstitu□i□ns. D□fferentph□loso□hica□sch□ols□aveo□□ere□vario□sinterpret□□ionsofRenZ□□DeBenYu□n.In□o□fucia□ism,Ren□sseen□saninherentqualitytha□canbe□□ltivatedth□ough□ducati□□□self-disc□pline,andmoralpr□ct□ce.Menci□s,□□□omi□e□t□onfuc□anthi□ker,arguedthathuma□beingsare□ornwit□aninnatesenseofgo□dnes□,whichc□nbe□urtur□da□□developedthroughproperguidancea□ded□cati□n.Xunzi□anoth□rCon□ucianphilosoph□r,too□amorepessimist□cv□e□,□ugge□ting□hathuma□na□ureis□nheren□l□s□□fishandthat□oralvirt□esmus□bei□□ose□thr□ughstr□ctsocialn□rmsan□ins□it□t□ons.□>□p□Differentphilos□phicalsch□olshaveoffe□edvariousinterpretat□onsofR□nZha□eB□nYuan.InCo□fuci□nism,Renisseenasan□nherent□ualitythatca□becult□vatedthroughed□c□□ion,s□lf-d□scipline□andmoral□ractice.Menci□□,apr□minen□□o□□ucia□thinker□arguedthat□umanbeingsar□bornwi□h□ninnat□s□n□□ofgoodness,w□ichcanbenu□ture□an□devel□ped□h□oug□p□operguidan□eandedu□ati□n.Xun□i,anotherCo□fucianphilosopher,□o□kam□repes□im□sti□vie□□suggestingthathumannaturei□inhere□tlyselfis□a□dthatmor□lvirtuesmustbeim□osedthro□ghs□ricts□□ial□ormsand□nsti□uti□ns.□/p> □□fferen□philoso□hica□schoolshav□offeredv□riousinter□retationsofRenZhaD□Ben□uan.InC□n□u□ianism,Renis□eenas□n□nherentqualitythat□an□ecultivate□througheduca□ion□self-□isci□lin□,a□d□oralpractice.Me□cius,apromine□t□□n□uciant□i□□er,argu□dthathumanbeingsareborn□ithan□n□ate□□□s□of□oodne□s,whic□canb□nur□ur□dandd□velopedthr□u□hproperguidanceandeducation□Xunzi,ano□herC□□fucianphilosopher,tookam□rep□ssimis□icv□ew,suggestin□thathumannat□reisinheren□lyselfisha□dthatmora□□irtuesmustb□imposedthro□ghstrictsocia□normsan□ins□itution□.□>