Differe□tp□ilosophicalsc□oo□shav□off□red□arious□nterpr□tations□fRen□h□DeBe□Yua□□InConfucia□i□□,Reni□□eenas□ninherentquali□□thatcanbecultivatedthrougheduc□tion□sel□-discipl□ne,andmor□lpractice.Me□ciu□,a□ro□inentC□□f□cianthinker,arguedt□a□humanbeings□rebornwithaninn□te□enseofgoodne□s,whichcanbenurturedanddevelopedthrough□roper□□idanc□an□educat□□n.Xunzi,□notherCo□fu□ianphil□sopher,t□okamor□p□ssim□sticview,suggestingthathumannatu□eisinherentlyse□□ishandthatmoralv□r□ues□ust□eimposedthroughst□ic□□ocial□ormsa□□i□stitu□i□ns. □ifferent□hilosophicalschoolshaveoffer□dva□□ousinter□retat□onsofRenZhaDeBenY□a□□I□□o□fuc□□n□sm□Re□isseen□□anin□e□□nt□ualityth□tcanbecul□ivatedthrougheducation,□elf-disc□pline,□ndmor□lpractice.Menc□us,□prom□n□ntCo□fucianth□nker,arguedth□thumanbe□ngsareborn□ithaninnates□nseof□oo□ness,whichca□be□urturedandde□elop□d□hroughpro□e□guidan□□a□□e□u□ati□n.Xu□zi,anotherConfuci□nphilos□□her,too□amore□essimisticvie□,suggestingthathumanna□u□eisinhere□tly□elfishandthatm□ralvirtuesmustbeimposedthrough□t□i□tsoci□lnormsandinstitutions. Differentp□ilosophic□lschoolsh□veo□fer□dvariou□inte□□retationsofRenZha□eB□nYuan□□nCo□fucianism,Renisseenasaninhe□ent□ualitytha□canb□cultivatedthro□gheducation,se□f-di□c□plin□,andm□ral□□□□ti□□.Mencius,ap□o□□n□□t□□nfucianthin□er,a□gu□dthathuma□be□ngsarebornwith□ninna□es□n□eofgoo□n□ss,whichca□benurtured□nddevelo□ed□□r□□□hproperguida□cean□educa□□on.Xun□i,anoth□□Confu□□anphi□osop□er,t□□kam□repessi□istic□□ew□suggestingthat□um□nnat□□eis□nherent□□s□lfis□andthatm□ral□irtuesmus□beimp□sedthrou□hst□□ctso□ialnormsandin□titutions. Diff□rentphiloso□hi□als□hoolshaveoffer□dvariou□interpre□ationsofRenZhaDeBenYuan.InC□nfuc□anism,Renisseenas□nin□ere□t□ualitythatcan□ecultivatedt□□ougheduc□tio□,□elf-disci□l□ne,andm□r□lpractice.□encius,□prominentConfuci□nthink□r,□rgue□□hath□manbe□□gsareborn□ithanin□at□sense□f□oodnes□,w□ichc□nben□rtur□dan□develo□e□thro□ghproperg□id□nceandeducation.Xunz□□an□therCo□□ucianphi□osopher,to□kamorep□ssimisticv□ew,suggestingthat□um□nnatur□isinherentlysel□is□an□thatmo□alvi□tuesm□s□beimpo□e□t□roug□strictsocia□n□□□□andi□s□□tut□□ns. Differ□ntphilosophic□□□choo□sha□eofferedvar□ousinter□retationsof□enZhaDeBenY□an.InCo□fuc□anism,Renisseen□sani□he□entqual□tythat□anbe□ultivatedthroughe□ucation□self-di□cipline,an□mor□lpractice.M□ncius,apromi□entC□nfuc□an□hinker,ar□□edt□athum□nbeingsar□□□rnwith□□i□nate□enseof□oodness,whichca□benur□uredanddeve□ope□throughproperguidancean□education.Xunzi,a□otherConfucianphilosopher,tookamore□□ssimist□cvie□,sug□est□ngtha□huma□natur□isinheren□ly□e□□ishand□hat□oralvirtue□mu□□beimp□sed□hrou□□str□ctsocia□normsandinstitutio□s.