□iffe□entphil□sophi□alschoolshaveo□feredvari□us□nt□rpretati□ns□□RenZhaD□Ben□uan□I□Co□□□c□anis□,Renisseenasan□□here□tqua□i□□t□atcanbec□ltivatedth□ougheducatio□,s□lf-disc□□l□ne,andmoralpr□ct□ce.Me□c□us,a□rom□nentConfucianthinker,argued□hathumanbeingsarebor□with□□□nn□□□sense□fgo□□ne□s,□hic□canb□nur□□red□nddeveloped□h□o□ghp□□□e□guidanceandeducat□on.Xu□□i,anothe□C□nfu□ian□□iloso□her,□o□kamorepess□mi□t□cvie□,sugge□ting□hathumannature□sinhere□tlysel□is□□ndthatmoralvirtuesmustbe□mposedthrou□hstrictsocialnorms□ndinstitution□.□> D□□ferent□hilos□phicalsc□o□□sha□eo□feredva□iousi□terpretat□ons□fR□nZhaDe□□nYu□n□InConfucian□sm,Reni□seen□saninherentq□alit□t□atcanbecu□tiva□edthrou□□□d□ca□ion,self-d□s□ipline□a□dm□ralpractice.Menc□us,apro□i□entConfuc□anthinker,arguedthathu□anbeingsarebornwithani□natesenseofgood□ess□whichc□nbenurtured□nddevelopedthroug□proper□uidan□eandeducation.Xunzi,anotherCon□ucianph□losoph□r,□□o□□morepessi□isticview,suggesti□□th□thumannaturei□inher□□tl□s□lfishandt□at□oralvirtuesm□□□be□□po□edth□ou□hstr□□ts□cialnormsandi□stitutio□s. Dif□er□n□philosop□ica□schoo□shav□□fferedvariou□interp□□tation□ofRenZhaDeBenYuan.InConfucianis□,□enissee□asa□inh□rentqu□□□tytha□□a□becultivatedthro□ghed□cation,s□lf□disc□□line,andmoralpra□t□c□.Mencius,□□rominentCo□fucianthinker,□rgue□□hathum□□bei□gsarebornwitha□i□n□tesenseofg□odness,which□an□enurture□anddev□lopedthroughprope□guidanceand□d□cati□n.Xunzi,anotherConfucianphiloso□□□r,too□amorepessimisticview,sug□estingtha□humanna□ureisinhe□entlyse□□ishandth□□moralvirtuesmustbeimposedt□roughstrictso□ialn□rmsan□inst□tut□o□s. D□fferentp□ilosophical□c□ool□haveoffer□dva□iousinte□p□etati□□□ofRenZhaDeBenYu□n.InC□nfuc□□n□s□□Re□isseenasaninh□rentqualitythatcanbecu□tivatedthroughe□u□a□ion,self-discipli□□,a□□m□ralpr□ctice.Mencius,□pr□□i□ent□on□uc□a□thinker□argu□d□hathumanbeingsarebornw□th□ni□natesen□eofgoodness□wh□c□can□enur□ure□□n□d□□elopedthro□ghprop□rguid□nceandeducation.Xunzi,anotherConfuci□nphilosop□er,took□morep□ssimisticv□□w,sugg□□tingthathumanna□ure□□i□he□en□l□□elfisha□dthatmoralvi□tuesmustb□imposedthroug□str□ctsocialnorm□an□instituti□ns□ Diffe□e□tphilosoph□cals□□oolshaveoffere□variousin□e□pretationsofRen□haDeB□nY□□n.In□onfuci□nism,Renisseenasaninheren□qualitythatc□n□ecu□tivated□hr□ughe□ucation,self□d□scipli□e,andmoralpr□ctice.M□nciu□□apro□inentConfuci□nt□inker,a□gu□dthathum□nbeingsa□ebornwithaninnatesenseofgoodness,□hichcanb□nur□uredanddevel□□edthroughprope□guidanceandeducation.Xunzi,anotherCon□ucianp□i□osoph□r,□ookamo□epessimi□ticv□ew,sugges□ingthathu□ann□t□r□isinherentlyselfish□ndthatmoralvirtu□smustbeimposedt□roughst□ictsocialnorms□□dinstituti□ns.