□ifferentphilo□o□□icalscho□l□hav□offeredvarious□□terpretationsofRenZha□e□□□Yua□.InCon□uci□nism,Renisseenasaninher□nt□ualitythatcanbecultivatedt□ro□ghedu□atio□,self-disci□l□□e,andmor□lpractice.Men□i□s,apromin□nt□onf□cian□h□nker□arguedthathumanbeingsare□ornwithan□nnatesen□eo□goodness,whichcanbe□urtured□□dd□□elope□th□oughpr□p□rguidanceanded□□ati□□.Xunzi,anotherConfucianphilosopher,tookamo□epessimisticvie□,suggestingthathumannatur□isi□heren□lyselfishandthatmo□alvirtuesmustbeim□os□dthroug□strictsoc□al□ormsan□insti□utions. Differe□t□hil□sophicals□hoolshaveofferedvariousinte□pr□tati□n□ofRenZha□□BenYuan.□n□onfuci□n□□□,Renis□eenasaninherentqualit□thatcan□ecul□ivatedthr□ugh□ducati□n,self-discipli□e,an□mo□al□racti□□.Mencius,apromi□ent□onfuc□□nth□n□□r,arg□edt□□thumanbeingsarebornwi□□aninnatesenseof□□□dness,whichcanb□nurture□anddeve□opedthrough□rope□guidanc□andeduc□tion.□unzi,anothe□Con□□cia□phi□o□opher,□ook□□o□e□essimis□□cview,suggestingthathu□annatureis□nherentlyselfi□handt□atmor□lvi□tu□smustbeimpos□dthrou□hs□□ictsoc□alnormsan□in□titu□ions□ □ifferent□hi□os□ph□ca□scho□lshaveo□fere□variou□inter□retat□o□sofRenZha□eBenYuan□InC□nfucianism,Renis□eenasaninherentqu□litytha□canb□cul□iv□ted□hro□ghed□ca□□□n,self-dis□i□line,andmor□lpractic□.Mencius,apr□□inentC□nfucianthinker□argue□th□thumanbein□sareborn□ithan□□natesen□eofgoodne□s,w□i□hca□□enur□u□e□andde□elop□d□hroughpro□erguidan□□ande□ucation.Xunzi,anotherCo□□uc□anphilosopher,tookamorepessimisticview,sug□□stingtha□h□mannatu□e□sin□er□ntl□selfis□andthatmoralv□rtuesmustbeimpos□dthroughstrict□□cialnormsandins□ituti□□s. Dif□er□□tphilos□□hicalschoolsha□eoff□redvario□si□□□□pretationso□R□nZh□DeBenYu□n.InConfucia□ism□Re□is□ee□asanin□erentqualityt□atca□becult□vat□dth□o□ghed□cation,self-dis□i□li□e,an□m□r□lpra□tice.Men□ius,apro□inentConf□ciant□inker,arguedthat□umanbeingsarebor□withaninnat□senseofgoodn□□□,which□a□benurtu□edanddevel□pedth□oughproperguida□ceandeducation.□unzi,anotherCon□ucianph□l□s□p□er,□ookamorep□□s□misticview,sug□estingthathum□nna□urei□i□□e□□ntly□□lfis□a□d□hatm□ralvirt□esmu□tbeimposedthroughst□□ctsocialnormsandin□tituti□ns□ Differentphilosoph□ca□schoolshaveofferedvariousinterpr□ta□ion□of□enZhaDeB□□Y□an□InCon□ucia□ism,Renisse□n□sa□□nher□□tquality□hatc□nbeculti□atedt□roughedu□a□i□□,self-discipl□ne□a□dmo□al□ra□tice.M□ncius□apro□inen□□onfuciant□i□□□r□argu□dthathuma□beingsare□orn□ith□ni□□atesen□eof□□odn□ss,□□ichcanbenur□uredan□dev□lopedthroug□pro□erguid□ncean□e□ucation.□unzi,anothe□Confu□□anphil□sopher,to□ka□or□pessimisticv□ew,sugge□tingt□athum□nnaturei□inher□ntlyselfishandtha□moralvi□t□□smu□tbeimp□sedthroughstrictsocialno□msandinstitu□io□s.