D□fferentph□losophi□als□ho□□shaveo□feredvariousinterpretationsofRen□haDeBenYuan.InCon□uc□a□□□m,R□niss□enasaninherentqu□lity□hatcan□e□ult□vat□dthroughedu□at□on,□□□f-discipline,a□d□oralpra□t□ce.Men□iu□□apromin□ntCo□fuci□nthi□k□r□arguedtha□humanb□ingsare□ornwithaninnatesense□fgoodne□s□□h□chcanbenurture□andd□v□□ope□th□ough□roperguidanceandeducation.Xu□zi,anot□erConfucian□hilo□o□□er,tookamorepessimisticvie□,s□ggestin□th□thum□nnatureisinherentlyselfis□□ndthatm□□□lv□rt□e□mustbeimposedth□oughs□rictsocialno□msa□dinstit□tions.<□p><□>Differentp□ilosophical□ch□olshaveofferedvar□□□sinterp□etationsofRenZha□eBe□Yuan.InCo□fucianis□,Renisseenasaninherentq□ali□ytha□canb□c□ltivatedthrough□duca□ion,sel□-disci□l□ne,andm□r□lpracti□e.Mencius,apromin□n□Confucianthink□r,arguedthath□□an□eingsar□b□rnwith□n□nnate□□nseofgoodne□s,w□□chca□□enurtured□nddevel□pedthroug□p□opergu□danc□andeducat□□□.Xunzi□anotherConfu□ianphilo□oph□r,tooka□□r□p□ssimisticview,sugges□ingt□athumanna□ureisin□erentl□se□□ishandt□atm□ralvir□u□sm□stbei□posedth□ough□t□ictsoc□al□ormsandi□st□tutions.<□p> D□□ferent□h□l□sophicalschool□□a□eofferedva□i□usi□terpretationso□R□nZha□e□enYuan.In□onf□c□anism,Ren□sseenasaninher□□tqualitythatcanbecultiva□ed□hroughedu□ation,□□lf-discip□ine□andmor□lpra□tic□.Menciu□,apro□□nen□Co□fu□ianth□nker,ar□ued□hathumanbeingsarebornwi□haninnatesenseofgoodness,□h□chcanbe□□rtured□ndde□elopedthrou□□properg□idanceande□ucation.Xu□□i,anotherConfucianphil□□□pher,t□oka□□□epe□simist□□vie□,suggest□ngthathumannatureisinher□nt□yselfishan□th□tmoralvirtuesmustbei□pos□dthroughstrictsocialn□rmsa□d□nstitutions.□/p> Dif□eren□philosophic□lsch□olsha□□□fferedvariousin□erpreta□ionso□RenZhaDeBenYuan.InConfuciani□m,□eni□□eenasaninherentq□al□ty□hatc□nbeculti□□tedthro□□heducation,self-discipl□n□□□□dmora□pra□ti□e.Menciu□,a□rominentConfucianth□nker,argu□dtha□hu□anbe□□gs□r□b□rnwithani□na□e□e□s□ofgo□dnes□,whichc□nbenurturedandde□elopedthrou□hproperguidancea□d□du□at□on□Xunzi,anoth□rConfu□ianphiloso□□er,tooka□or□pessimi□ti□view□suggesti□gthathuman□atureisi□heren□lyselfis□andthatmor□lvirt□e□mustb□impo□edt□rou□hstrictsoc□□lnormsandinstit□tions□ Diff□rent□hil□sophica□s□hoo□□h□veoff□r□dvariousin□e□pr□t□□io□sofR□nZha□□B□nYuan.InC□nfuc□an□sm,Renissee□asaninherentqu□lityth□□canbecultivatedthroughed□catio□,self-discipline,an□□o□a□practice.□enc□□s,a□□□minent□onfucianthinke□,a□g□edtha□humanb□ingsarebornwithani□nat□senseofgoodn□ss,□hich□□nb□nurture□anddevelopedth□ou□hpr□perguidanceandeduc□tio□.Xu□zi,anotherConfucianp□ilosopher,□o□kam□repessim□s□icview,sugges□ingthat□u□annatureisinhere□tlyselfishandthatmoralvi□tu□smustbeimpos□dthroughstrict□ocialnormsan□□nstitutions.