Di□ferentphiloso□hi□alschoolshaveofferedvariousinter□retati□nsofRenZ□□De□enYuan.□n□onfu□ianism,Ren□□s□□nas□ninherentqualitythat□□nbecultiv□t□dt□ro□ghed□c□tion,s□lf-disci□li□e□and□o□al□ractice□□encius,apromin□□tCon□u□□anthi□ker,argu□dthathu□anbe□ngs□rebornwithani□□atese□seofgoodness,whichc□nbenurture□and□evelopedthroughp□operguidanceande□ucati□n□Xu□zi□anoth□rConfucianphilosoph□r,tookam□repessim□sticview,s□□g□st□ngthathumannatureisinherentlyselfis□andthatmoralvirtuesm□stbeimpo□edthro□□hstrictsoci□ln□r□san□institutions.<□p> Differ□ntphilosophicalscho□lshave□ffer□dva□iousinterpr□tatio□sofRen□h□D□BenYuan.InConfuci□□ism,Renisseenasani□herentqualitytha□□anbecul□ivate□througheducati□n,self-discipli□□,andmoralpractice.□encius,apro□i□□ntConfuci□nthinker,arg□ed□hath□m□nbe□ng□arebor□□ithan□nnatesense□fgoodness,w□ichc□nb□nur□u□eda□d□evelopedt□□oughpro□e□guidanceandeducation.□unz□,ano□he□Con□uci□nphi□oso□her,□ookamorepe□simistic□iew,su□gestingtha□□umann□□ureisin□erentl□s□□f□shan□□hatm□ralvi□tue□mu□tb□imposedth□oughstr□ctsocia□normsa□dinstitu□i□ns.<□p> Different□□i□osoph□calschoolshaveofferedv□□□ousinterpr□tatio□sofRe□Zha□eBenYu□n.InConf□cianis□,Renisseenasa□i□herent□ualitythatca□becultiva□edt□□□ugheducati□n,□elf-□isci□line,an□moralpracti□e.Menciu□,□promine□t□onfu□ianthinker□□rguedtha□□□ma□b□□ngsar□□or□w□thaninnatesenseofgoo□ne□s,wh□□hcanb□n□rturedanddevel□p□dthroughproper□ui□□n□eandeducation.Xunz□□a□other□onfucianphilosop□er□tookamorepessimi□tic□iew,su□ges□ingthathuma□natur□isinheren□lysel□ish□n□t□atmoralvirtue□mustbeim□osedt□□oughstrictsoci□□norms□ndinstituti□ns. D□□□□□entphilo□ophicalschoolshaveo□fer□dv□riousinterpreta□i□ns□fR□nZhaDeB□nYua□.InC□nf□cianism,Ren□sseenasaninher□ntqualitythatcanbecultivatedthroughe□ucati□n,self-discipline□an□mora□p□actice.Menciu□,□prom□nent□□nfuci□nthinker,a□gue□th□thumanbeing□□rebornwithan□nnate□enseofgoodness,whi□hcan□enu□ture□anddev□□opedthr□ughpropergu□d□nceande□ucat□on.X□□zi,anotherConfucianphilosopher,tookamorepes□i□□sticvie□□suggestin□t□athumannatureisinherentl□selfishand□□a□mora□virtuesmustbei□posedth□oughstrictsoci□l□or□sandinstit□ti□ns.□/p> D□fferent□h□losophical□chools□□veoffe□□dvariousin□erpre□ation□□fRen□haD□B□□□uan.In□onfu□ianism,Renisseenasan□nherentqua□it□thatc□nbe□ultiv□tedthroughedu□atio□,□elf-d□□ciplin□,and□oralpr□ct□ce.M□ncius,ap□ominen□Confucianthinker□argue□t□athumanbeingsare□ornwit□an□□□ate□enseo□goodness,w□ichcanbenurtu□edandd□ve□opedthroughp□operguidancean□educ□tion.Xunzi,an□□h□rConfuc□an□h□losopher,□□ok□mo□□p□ssimis□□cv□□w,sugges□ingthathumannaturei□□n□er□ntlyselfisha□dthat□oral□□□tuesmustb□imp□sed□□ro□ghst□ictso□ialno□msandinstitutions□