Differe□t□hilosop□icalschoolshaveofferedvarious□nterpr□tati□nsofRe□ZhaDeBen□uan.InConfuci□nism,Ren□s□eenasaninhere□tqu□l□tythatcanbecultivatedthrough□ducation,self-d□s□ip□□ne,andmoralpract□ce.□enc□us,a□rom□nentConfuci□nth□nker,arg□edtha□humanbeingsa□□bornwith□□innatesenseofgoodne□s,whichca□benurturedanddevelo□edthr□ughproperguidance□nded□cati□n.□unzi,a□oth□r□o□f□cianphilosopher,t□ok□morep□ssimisti□view,suggesti□gth□thum□nn□ture□sinheren□lyselfisha□dth□tmoralvirtues□u□tbei□po□e□throughstric□socialn□rmsa□di□st□tution□. Dif□□rentphilos□□hic□lscho□lshaveof□eredvar□ou□int□rpr□tationsof□en□□aDeB□nYuan□InC□nfuc□anism,Renisse□□asaninherentqualitythatcanbecult□vat□□□hrou□h□d□c□□ion,self-discipline,a□dmora□□ractice.Mencius,a□romine□□Confucianthinker,□r□uedthathumanbeingsarebo□n□itha□□nn□□esenseofg□o□ness,whichc□□□□nurturedan□developedth□□ug□pro□erg□idan□ea□deducat□on.Xunzi,anotherConfucianphil□sopher,tookamorepes□im□sticview□sug□est□ngthat□umannatureis□nhe□e□tlyse□fishandthatmoralvirtuesmust□eimpos□□□hr□ughstrictsocialno□msandinstitutions.□□p><□>Differentp□i□osophic□□□cho□□shav□□fferedvar□ousinterpretationso□Re□Zh□D□BenYu□n.InC□□fuciani□m,Renisseenasaninh□r□ntqual□tythat□anbecult□□atedthro□g□education□self-di□cipline,and□oral□ractice.Mencius,□prominent□onfu□ia□thin□er,a□guedth□thum□nbe□n□s□r□born□□tha□inna□es□nseofgoodness,whi□hca□□enurtu□edanddeveloped□hroughproper□ui□anc□an□educa□io□□Xunzi,anoth□r□on□ucianphilosopher,tookamorepessimist□cview,suggestingthathuma□natureisi□herent□yselfishandt□□tmora□vi□tuesmu□tbei□po□edth□ou□hstrictso□□□lnor□sand□nstitutions. Differentp□ilosoph□cals□hoolshav□offeredvari□us□nte□pre□atio□sofRe□ZhaDeBenYuan□InConfuc□anism,Re□isseenasaninhe□□ntqualitythatcanbecultivatedthrou□heducati□n,self-discipline,and□oralpractice.Mencius,aprominentConfucianthinker□□rg□edt□athumanbei□gsar□bor□w□thaninnatesen□□□□go□□ness,w□i□hcanbenurtureda□ddev□lopedt□rou□hpr□perguidanceandeducat□on.Xunz□,ano□herConf□ci□nph□los□ph□r,t□□k□morepes□imisti□□iew,suggestingthat□uman□□□ureis□nhere□t□yse□f□□handthat□ora□virtue□mustbeimpos□dthroughstrictsocialn□□□sandinstitu□ions. □□ffere□t□hil□soph□calschoolshaveo□□eredvar□ou□interpretatio□s□fRenZhaDe□□nY□an.□nC□nfu□iani□m,Renisseenasaninhe□□ntqu□litytha□canbe□ulti□ated□hro□g□education,self□discipl□□e,an□moralpracti□e.M□nciu□□aprominent□o□fucianthin□er□argu□dthathuma□beingsar□□ornwithan□nn□te□e□□eo□goodness,w□ichcan□enurture□□nddeve□opedth□oughproperguidanceandeducation.Xunzi,a□□□he□Confuc□anphiloso□her□took□morepes□i□isti□□i□w,sugg□sti□□th□thumannatur□□s□nhe□entl□selfis□andthatmor□l□□rtuesmust□eimposed□hroughstri□tsocia□normsandinstitutions.