Dif□erent□hilosophicalsch□ol□ha□eofferedvari□usi□t□□p□etationsof□□nZhaDeBenY□an.InConfucianism,Reni□□eenasaninherent□ualitytha□canbe□ult□vat□dthroug□edu□atio□,self-d□sci□□ine,andmora□practi□e.Menci□s,apro□ine□tCo□fucianthinker,arguedthathumanbe□n□sarebornwith□nin□atesenseofgo□□ne□s,which□anbenurt□reda□□de□elopedthroug□prope□gui□□nc□an□e□ucation□Xu□zi,□n□the□Confucianph□los□pher,tookamorep□ssimi□ti□□iew,□uggestingth□th□m□nnat□re□sinh□rentlyself□shand□h□tmoralvirtuesmustbeim□o□ed□hro□ghst□ictsoc□alnorm□andins□itu□i□n□.□> Differentph□loso□□icalschoolshaveoff□redvario□sinterpret□tio□so□Re□ZhaD□Be□□□an.I□□onfucia□ism,Renisseenasan□nh□rentqualit□t□a□ca□becultivatedthroug□educ□ti□n,sel□-disciplin□,□ndmoralpr□ctice.Mencius,ap□om□nentConf□cianthin□er,arguedthathumanbei□g□areb□rnwit□a□innat□senseofg□odn□s□,which□anbenurt□redand□e□elopedt□roughpr□pe□guidanceandeduc□tion□□□n□i□□nothe□Confucian□hiloso□h□r,tooka□orepessimis□icview,sugge□t□□gt□athumanna□ureisinherentl□s□lf□□h□□dthatmoralvi□tuesmustb□□m□os□dthroughstrictsoc□alnormsandins□it□tions.<□□> Di□f□r□□tph□l□soph□calscho□□sh□veofferedvar□ous□n□erpretations□□RenZha□e□e□Y□an□InConfuci□□ism,Reniss□enasa□i□herentqual□□ythatcanbecult□va□□□thr□ugheduc□tion,self-d□scipline,□ndmoralpract□□e.Mencius,a□rominent□onfucianthi□ker,□rguedthathumanb□ing□areborn□ithani□natesens□of□o□□ne□s,w□ichca□ben□rturedanddeve□□pe□□hroughproper□□idanc□and□ducat□on.Xunzi,ano□□erCon□□cianphilosopher,tookamorepessimist□c□iew,suggest□ngth□thu□annatureisin□er□nt□y□elf□shandth□tmoralvirtue□mustbeimposed□h□□ughstrictsocialnormsandinst□tutions. Differe□tphiloso□hicals□hool□ha□□off□re□variousinter□□eta□ion□ofRenZhaD□Be□Yu□n.InConfucia□i□m□Re□isseenasan□nherentqualit□thatcanbecultivatedth□□ugheducation,self-disci□line,andmo□alp□act□□e.Mencius,a□□ominentCon□uciant□inker□argued□□ath□manbeing□are□ornwithani□□ates□ns□ofgoo□n□s□,whi□hcanbenurtured□nd□ev□lopedt□roughproperguida□ceand□ducat□on.X□nzi□another□onfuc□□nphi□o□opher,took□morepessimi□ti□vi□w,s□ggestin□t□athuma□□at□rei□i□□eren□lyse□fishandthatmo□alvirtuesmustbe□□posedthr□ug□s□rictsocialno□msand□nst□tutions. Diffe□e□t□hilo□op□□cals□hoolshav□offer□dvar□ousinterpreta□ions□fR□n□haDe□enYuan.InConfuc□anism,Reni□se□nasaninherentqualitythatcanbecultivat□dth□ou□heducation,self-discipline,andmoralpractice.M□nc□us,aprominent□□n□uc□anthink□r,arguedthathumanbein□□a□ebo□nwithaninn□□es□nseofgoodness□whichca□benurtureda□□devel□pedthrou□□proper□□id□nceandedu□□tion.Xunzi,anoth□□Con□ucianphilosop□e□,t□okamorepessim□sti□view□sugge□tingthathumannature□sinherent□□self□sh□n□tha□moralvirtuesmustbeim□osedth□oughst□ictsocia□nor□□an□ins□ituti□ns□ Di□feren□□hil□so□hic□ls□□oolshaveoff□re□variousinte□pretatio□sofRenZhaDeBen□uan.□nConf□□□anism,R□nisseenasaninhere□tqua□itythatc□nbecultiv□tedthrou□heducatio□,se□f-discipl□ne,andmoral□□actice.Men□ius,apromine□tConfucian□□ink□r,arg□edthat□umanbeingsar□born□ithaninnatesen□e□fgoodness,whichcan□enurturedanddevelop□dthroug□pr□perguidancea□deduc□ti□n.Xunzi,another□o□fucianphilos□p□er,tookamore□essimisticview,sugges□ingthath□man□at□r□i□inherentlyselfi□handthatmo□□lvirt□□smustbeimpo□e□□hr□ughst□ict□ocialnormsandinstitution□□