Diff□re□tphi□□sophicalsc□ool□h□□eoffe□edvar□ousint□rpre□ationsofRenZ□aDeBenYuan.InC□nfucia□i□m,□enisseen□saninher□ntqua□itythatcanbecultiva□ed□hrougheducation□se□f-disci□line□□n□moralpra□□ice.Menci□s□apr□□inentConfucianthi□ker,argu□dth□t□uman□ein□sar□bornwithanin□ate□enseofgoodness,whic□canbenur□□redandde□elopedthr□ughprope□gu□danceandeducation.□unzi,□notherConfu□ia□philosopher,to□□amorepessimi□ticview,□ug□e□t□ng□hathumannat□reisinherentlyself□shandthat□□□a□v□rtue□mustbeimposedthro□ghs□rict□ocialnorm□and□nstituti□ns.□/p□ Differentphilos□p□icalschoolshaveofferedvarious□□terpretatio□sofRenZ□aDeBenYuan.□nC□□fuci□nism□Ren□□se□□a□aninherentqual□tythatc□nbecu□□i□atedthr□ugheducation,self-disc□pline,□ndmoralpra□ti□e□□encius,aprominentC□nfucianthin□er,argued□hathuman□eingsar□bornwi□haninnatesenseofgoodness,whichcanben□rturedanddeve□□pe□throu□hproperguidancea□d□ducation.Xun□□□anothe□C□nfucianphil□soph□r,took□more□e□s□misticview,suggest□ngthathu□ann□tu□eisin□□r□ntly□elf□s□andthatmo□alv□rtuesmustbeimposedthroug□□tri□tsoc□aln□rmsandins□itutions□□> Differe□tp□ilosophicalsc□oolsh□veo□feredvariousinterpretationsofRen□□aDe□enY□an.InCon□uciani□m,□enissee□asaninh□rentqualitythatcanbecult□□atedth□oughedu□ation,self-discipline,□ndmor□lpracti□e.M□ncius,□□rominentCo□f□□ianth□nker,argu□dthat□umanbeing□areb□rnwithani□□□tesenseo□goodnes□,w□ich□anbenurtu□edandd□vel□□edthroughpr□pe□guidan□ea□d□d□c□tion.Xunz□,anothe□Confu□i□nphilosopher,to□k□mor□pessi□is□icview,sug□□stingthathu□an□a□ureisi□□e□e□t□ysel□is□andt□atmor□□virtuesmustbeimpose□throughstrictsocialno□msandin□titut□ons. Dif□□rent□h□losop□icalschoo□□haveoffered□ariousi□te□p□eta□io□sofR□n□□aDeBenYua□.□nC□n□uc□anis□,Reniss□ena□aninheren□qua□ityth□□canbecultiva□edthroughe□u□at□on,□e□f-□□s□ipl□ne,an□mo□alpractic□.M□ncius,ap□o□inent□□nfuci□nt□inke□,arguedthathumanbe□□gsarebor□w□t□□ninnatesen□eofgood□□ss,whichcanbenur□uredanddevelop□dthroug□p□operguidanceandeducation.Xunz□,an□therConfucianphi□o□□pher□too□□m□□epessimist□□□iew,sugg□stingth□□humannatureisi□he□entlysel□ishand□hatmoralvirtu□□mustbeim□osedthr□ug□stri□tsocialn□r□□andinstitutions. Diffe□□nt□□i□o□ophicalschools□□veo□□eredvariousinte□□reta□ionsofRenZha□eBenYuan.InConf□cianism,Ren□□see□asaninher□ntqua□i□ythatcanbecultivatedthrougheduca□□on,□□lf-dis□ipline,andmor□lpra□tice.Me□cius□aprom□nentConfu□ianthinker□arg□□dthat□umanb□ingsare□or□wi□haninna□esens□ofgoodn□ss,whichcanbenurturedand□evelopedthroughp□operguida□ceande□□c□tion□□unzi,anothe□Confucianphil□sopher,tookamor□pessim□s□icv□ew,suggestingthathumannat□reisinherentlyselfishandth□□moralvirt□e□mus□be□mposed□□r□ughs□□ictsocia□□ormsa□di□□□□tutions. □iffe□entphilosophicalsc□oo□shaveoffere□variousinte□pretatio□□ofRenZhaD□□enYuan.□nConf□□□an□sm,Renisseenasaninherent□□alitythatcanbecul□□vatedthroug□edu□at□on,sel□□discipline,and□oralpractice.Men□□us,ap□o□□nentConfu□ianthink□r,arg□e□thathum□nbein□sarebornw□thaninnate□en□e□fgo□dne□□,whi□□canb□nu□tu□eda□□□evel□pedthroughp□o□e□g□i□anceandeducati□n□Xunzi,another□onfu□ianphilosopher,took□morepess□m□sti□view,sugg□s□in□thathuma□natureisin□erentlyselfis□□ndthatm□ralvirtuesmustbei□pos□dthroughstr□□tsoc□□l□o□msandinst□tutions.