D□□feren□phil□sophic□l□cho□l□h□veof□□redvariousi□terp□etation□ofRenZha□eBenYuan.I□□onfucia□□□m,Renisseenasa□inher□ntqual□tythatca□becul□□vatedt□□ougheducation□□e□f-discipl□□e,andmoral□rac□ice.Mencius,a□r□min□ntConfuc□anth□n□e□,ar□ue□thathum□nbeingsareb□rnwit□aninnatesenseofgo□dness,whichc□nbe□urturedan□□evelopedth□ou□hpro□er□ui□a□ceandeducati□n□Xunzi,anotherConfucianphilosopher,too□amorepess□□isticview,s□ggest□ng□hathuma□na□u□eisin□□rentlyselfishandthatmor□lvirtuesmustb□imposedthroughstri□tsocialnorms□ndinstitution□□ D□fferentp□ilosophicalschoo□sh□v□o□□eredvar□ousi□terpre□ationsof□□n□□aDe□enYu□n.InCo□fucianism,Reniss□ena□an□nherentqu□l□tythat□an□□culti□atedthroug□educat□on,s□lf-disc□pli□e,andm□r□lpract□ce.Mencius,aprominen□Co□fuciant□□nke□,arg□e□□□a□□□manbeings□□eb□rnwit□anin□at□senseofgood□□ss,whi□hcanben□rture□an□developedt□roug□p□operguidanc□andeducat□on□X□nz□,anothe□Con□□□□anphil□sopher,too□amor□pessimistic□iew,suggest□□gthathuman□at□reisi□herentlyselfishandthatm□r□lvirtuesmustb□imposedthroughstri□tso□ialno□□sandinstitutions. Di□ferentph□losophic□lschoolshaveoffered□□□ious□nterpretati□ns□f□e□Z□□□eBenYuan.InCo□fucianism,Renisseenasani□herentqualit□t□atcanb□cultiva□edt□ro□gh□du□ation□self-discipline,an□moralprac□ice.Mencius,apromin□□tCon□ucianthinker,ar□uedthathumanbe□ngsareb□rnw□□□aninnat□se□seof□o□dn□ss,w□ichcanb□n□□□ure□anddevelopedthr□ughp□operguidanceanded□□ation.Xunzi,anotherConfucia□philoso□her,too□am□re□e□simisti□view,s□g□e□t□ngthat□umannaturei□in□e□e□tlyselfisha□dtha□mor□lvirtuesm□stbei□posedt□roughst□ictso□ialnormsandi□sti□ut□ons.□>□p>□iffe□entphilosop□ic□□s□ho□lsha□eoffered□ario□sin□□rpretationsofRenZhaDeBenYuan□InConfuci□nism,□enisseenasaninhere□tqu□l□□yt□atc□nbec□ltivate□t□roughed□cat□on,self-□iscipline,andmo□alpracti□e.□encius,a□r□□inentC□nfucianthinker,a□gu□dthat□□ma□b□ing□areb□rnwithan□nnate□enseofgoo□nes□,□h□□hcanbenur□□redand□e□e□o□edthroughp□op□rg□idanceandedu□□ti□n□Xunzi,a□ot□er□onfucianph□loso□her,tookamorepessimisticview,□u□gest□□gthathumannatureisi□h□rentlyselfishan□thatmoral□irt□esmustbeimp□□ed□hrough□trictsoci□lnor□sand□nstitutio□s. D□ffere□tph□losophic□ls□hool□haveofferedvariou□□nte□pretationsofRenZhaD□BenYu□n.□nConfucianism,Renisseena□aninherentqualitythatcanbe□ultiv□t□dthr□u□h□duc□tion,sel□-dis□ipline,andmo□al□□act□ce.Menciu□,apr□m□nentCon□uciant□inker,arguedthathumanbei□gsar□born□ith□ninnatesenseofgood□ess,which□anbenurtured□ndd□velo□e□throu□hp□op□rguidance□□dedu□at□on.X□nzi,an□the□C□nfu□ianphi□osopher,took□morepessim□sticview,□ug□estingthathu□annatu□eisin□□rentlyselfishandthatmoralvirtuesm□stbeimpos□dthr□ughstrictsocialnormsandinstitution□.