Differen□philo□□p□icalscho□lshave□ffered□ariousinterpretationsofRenZhaDeBen□uan.In□onfu□iani□m,Renisseenasaninhere□t□ualitythatcanb□□ultivatedthro□gheducat□on,self□disc□pline,a□dmoralpractice.Mencius□aprom□n□□t□□nf□c□anthi□ker,argue□thathumanbe□n□sarebornwithanin□atesenseofgoodne□□,□h□c□□a□benur□ure□and□□veloped□hro□ghprop□rgui□ancea□deducat□on.Xunzi,anotherConfu□ianphi□o□o□her,too□□morepe□s□mis□icview,□uggesting□hath□ma□n□tureisinhe□entlyse□□ish□ndthatmor□lvirtuesmustbeimpos□□□hroughst□ic□□ocialnorms□n□□nstitu□i□ns.□> Diffe□en□p□□loso□hicalscho□lshaveo□fered□ariousint□rp□e□□□ions□fRenZha□eBenYua□□InCo□fuciani□m□Renisseena□aninherentqualitythatcanb□c□ltivated□□rou□heducation,self-discipline,an□mo□alpracti□e.Mencius,apromine□tCo□fucianth□nk□r,argued□hath□manbeingsar□bornwitha□inna□es□nseof□o□d□es□,w□ichcanbenur□ureda□□deve□opedthr□ug□pr□pergui□ancean□educat□on.Xunzi,an□t□erCo□fucian□hilosop□er,to□kamorepe□sim□□t□□vie□,sugge□tingt□□thumannatureisinherently□elfish□ndth□□moral□irtuesm□s□be□mposed□hroughst□ictsocialnorms□ndinstituti□ns.□> Differ□ntphi□osophical□chools□ave□fferedv□riousinterpretatio□sofRen□haDeBe□Y□an.In□onfuc□anism,Renisseenas□ni□heren□□ual□□ythatcanb□cul□ivatedthroughed□□at□□□,self-discipline,□ndmoralpra□tice.M□ncius,aprominen□Confucianthinke□,argu□d□hathumanb□ing□a□ebornwi□hani□natese□seo□□oodness,w□ich□anben□rt□redanddevelopedthroughpro□erguidanc□andeducat□□n□Xunzi□anot□erCon□ucianph□losophe□,tookamor□□□ssimisti□view,s□□gesti□gthathumannatureisinhe□ently□elf□shand□ha□□o□alvirtue□mus□beimpo□edthrou□hstrictsoc□a□normsa□dinstitutions. Dif□□rentphil□sophicalschoolshaveof□eredvariousinterpr□tationsofRen□haDeBenYua□.InCo□fucianism,Renis□een□san□nherentq□alit□tha□canbecu□tivate□throughed□catio□,se□□-d□scipl□□e,an□m□ral□ract□ce.Men□ius,aprominentC□nfucian□□i□ker,argued□hathuma□□eingsareb□□nwit□aninnatesenseof□o□dness,w□ic□canb□□urt□redand□evelope□throughproperguidanceandeduc□□ion.Xu□zi,□notherC□□fuci□nphil□s□pher,□□okamorepes□imi□ticvie□,suggestingthat□u□a□naturei□□nherentlyse□fishandt□a□m□ralvi□tuesmustbeim□o□edthrough□trictso□ialnorms□□□inst□tutio□s. D□fferentphi□osophica□schoolsh□veofferedv□riousinterpreta□i□nsofRenZh□DeB□nY□a□.InC□nfucia□ism,Re□isse□nasa□□nherentq□al□tythatcan□ecult□vate□throu□h□duca□ion,self-disci□li□e,a□dmora□practice.Mencius,ap□□mi□entConfu□ianth□nker,□r□u□dthathu□an□□ings□rebor□withaninnatesens□ofg□odness,whichcan□enurt□red□□□□evelop□dthr□ughproperguidancean□educa□ion.Xunzi,anothe□□onf□c□anphilosophe□,t□□kamo□epessimis□icview,suggestingtha□h□manna□ureisinher□□tlyselfi□ha□dthatmoralvir□uesmus□beimpose□□hr□□g□stri□t□□cialnormsa□dinst□□utions. Dif□ere□tp□ilo□op□i□alschoolshaveoffered□ario□sinterpretati□ns□fRenZhaDe□enYua□□□nC□nfu□i□nism,Renisseenas□n□nheren□qualitythatcanb□cu□tivatedth□ougheducation,se□□-discipline,andmor□lpractice.M□ncius,ap□ominentC□nf□c□□n□hi□□□r□arguedthathuma□beingsareborn□ithaninnatesenseof□ood□e□s,wh□chcanbenu□turedandd□ve□ope□throu□hproperg□idan□e□□deduc□tion.□unzi□anotherCo□fucianp□il□so□her,took□□or□p□ssimisticview□suggestingthathumannatureisinherentlysel□□shandthatmoralvirtuesmustb□i□□osedthroughs□r□ctsocialnor□sandi□stitu□ions.<□p□