D□□ferentp□ilosophicalsch□ol□haveoffere□variousinterpretatio□sofR□nZ□a□eB□nYu□n.InConfuc□a□i□m,Renis□een□san□nhere□tquality□hatcanbecultivatedthrougheduca□□on□sel□-disci□l□ne,andmoralp□acti□□.□encius□a□rominen□Con□ucianthink□r,a□guedthathuman□eings□rebornwit□aninnatesen□eo□good□ess,□hichca□b□nurturedanddevelope□th□ou□hpro□ergui□ancea□d□□□□a□ion.Xunzi,□no□herCo□□□c□anphiloso□her□t□ok□m□repessim□sticvi□w,suggestingthathumannatur□is□nherentlysel□□sha□dthatmor□lvirt□□smus□bei□posedthr□ughstrictsocialnormsandinstitu□ions.□□□> Differentphil□soph□□□lscho□□sh□veoff□□□d□□ri□usinterp□et□□ionso□RenZhaDeBen□uan□I□C□nfuc□ani□m,Reni□□een□s□ninherent□ualitytha□ca□becul□i□□te□th□ou□hedu□ati□n,□elf-discipline,andmoralpra□t□ce.Mencius,aprom□ne□tC□nfucianthinker,arg□e□□hathumanbeing□arebornwi□haninna□□se□se□fgood□es□,w□□ch□anben□rtu□edanddev□lopedthroughproperguidancea□deduca□ion.□unzi,a□o□he□Confucia□philoso□he□□□□o□a□orepe□simi□ticview,suggesting□hathumanna□u□□isinher□ntl□□el□i□h□ndthat□or□lvirtuesm□stbeimposed□hrou□hstri□tsocialnor□sandinsti□□tions.□/p> D□ff□re□tphilo□oph□calschoo□s□aveoffer□dvariousinterp□□tat□□n□ofRenZhaDeBe□Yuan.InC□nfucianism,Renisseenasaninher□ntqualitythatcanbecul□ivatedthrou□h□ducation,self-discip□ine□□□dmoralpra□tice.Mencius,apromine□tCo□fucianth□n□er,arguedth□thum□n□eings□re□□□nw□t□an□nnate□enseof□□odness,whichca□benur□ured□nddevelopedthroughpropergu□□an□eandeducation.Xunzi□□nothe□□onf□cianphilosop□er□took□□orepessim□sticview,suggestingthathum□nn□t□reisin□er□□tlys□lf□shandthatmoral□i□tues□ustbeimpose□thr□ughstrictsocia□no□ms□n□institutions□<□p> □iff□r□n□ph□losophicalsch□olshaveo□f□r□dvario□sin□erpretationsofRe□ZhaDe□enYuan.I□□□nf□cianism,Renis□eena□anin□erentq□alityt□atcanbecultivatedth□oughedu□ation,sel□-disc□plin□,an□moralpractice.M□n□ius,aprominentConfuc□a□thinker,□□gue□thathumanbe□ngs□re□or□w□th□ni□nate□enseofg□□dness,wh□chca□ben□□turedandde□e□op□dthroughprop□rguidanceande□ucat□□n.X□□zi,anotherCo□fucianphi□osopher,to□ka□orepessimisticview,suggestin□t□athuma□natu□eisinhe□entl□sel□ishandt□at□or□lvirtuesmu□tbeimpose□t□rou□□strictsocia□no□□san□□□stitutions. Dif□er□ntphilos□phicalsch□ols□av□□ffered□ariousi□t□rpretationsofRen□ha□eBenYuan.InConfuciani□m,R□ni□seenasa□inh□re□tqualit□t□atca□b□culti□atedthrougheducati□n,self-di□cipline,andmor□lpra□tice.Mencius,a□rominentCo□□ucianthinker,arguedthat□□m□□□□in□sarebornwitha□inna□e□enseof□oodn□s□,whi□hcanbenurturedanddevel□pedthroughp□opergui□ance□□d□ducat□□n.Xunzi,a□oth□rConfu□ian□hilosopher,to□kam□repessim□s□□cview,s□ggestingthathuman□atureisin□er□ntlyselfisha□dtha□mora□□irtuesmustbeim□ose□thr□u□hstrictsoci□lnormsa□□□nstitut□ons.