D□ffe□entphi□osophica□scho□l□haveofferedvariousinte□□retationsofRenZhaDeBenYuan.InConf□ci□nism,Renisseenasaninh□□entqualitythatcanbecult□vate□□h□ougheduc□tion,se□f-d□scipline,a□dm□ralpra□ti□e.Mencius,ap□ominentConfuc□anthi□ker,arguedthathumanb□□ngsare□orn□ith□ninnate□enseofgoodn□ss□whichcan□enu□t□□ed□□□develo□□d□hroug□properg□□d□nceandeducati□n.Xunzi,anot□□rConf□cian□h□lo□opher,t□okamo□epe□simist□cvi□□,s□□g□stingthathumannatur□isinhe□entlys□l□ishandthatm□ralv□rtuesmustbeimpose□t□roughs□□□ctsocialno□□sandi□stitutions.<□p> Differe□tphilosophicalschoolshaveoffer□dvariousinterpret□tio□so□□enZha□eBenYuan.In□□nf□ciani□m,Renisse□nasaninher□nt□ualitythatcanb□□□lti□atedthroughe□uc□ti□n,se□f-discip□ine□andmora□□racti□e.Mencius,apr□m□nen□C□nfu□□a□thin□□r,arguedthathumanbeingsarebor□□itha□i□natesenseofgoo□□ess,wh□ch□anbenurtur□dand□evelopedthr□u□hpr□perguidanceandeduc□tio□.X□nzi,an□therConf□cianphi□□so□h□r□to□ka□orepessimisticview,su□gesting□□at□um□□natu□eisinher□ntlyself□shan□tha□moralvirtuesmustbeimp□sedthr□ugh□□rictsocialnormsandi□stit□tion□. Di□ferentphilosophicalschool□haveofferedvarious□□te□preta□i□nsofRen□haDe□enYuan□I□Conf□cian□□m,Renis□een□□aninherentqualitythat□anbe□ult□vatedthro□ghedu□ati□n,sel□-disc□pline,andmo□alpractice.Men□ius□apromi□entCo□f□cianthink□r,ar□uedthathum□n□e□ngsarebornw□t□a□innatesens□ofgoodness,whic□□anbenurtu□edandde□el□pedthroughpropergui□anc□and□du□a□□on.X□□zi,a□o□h□rConfucianphilos□phe□,tookamo□epe□simisti□vie□,sug□e□t□ngth□□h□manna□ureis□nh□rentlys□lfishand□hatm□ra□v□rtuesmu□tbei□posedt□ro□ghstrictsocialnormsand□n□t□tutions. Diff□rentphil□sophicalschoo□shav□offeredva□□o□sint□r□ret□tionsof□enZhaDeBenYuan.InCo□fucianism,□enisseenasaninh□r□ntqu□□itythatca□becultivatedt□rougheducatio□,self-discipline□□ndm□ralprac□ic□.Mencius,aprominentCon□uc□anthinker□arguedthathuma□b□i□gsarebo□nwithan□nnatesen□eofgoodness,whichcanbenurtureda□ddev□lop□dthroughpr□perguidan□e□ndeduc□□ion.Xunzi,anotherConfuc□anp□i□os□□her,□oo□amorep□ssim□sti□view,s□gge□□ing□hat□u□annatureisi□h□r□ntlys□lfishand□hatmo□alvirtuesm□stbe□mposedthr□ughstrictso□i□l□or□san□institut□□ns.