Differe□tp□ilosop□ical□□hools□aveofferedv□riousinterpretationsof□e□ZhaDeBenY□□n□□nCo□fucia□ism,R□n□sse□nas□nin□erentqua□ity□□atca□bec□□□ivatedthroughed□cation,self-di□cipline,□ndmoralpractice.Mencius,apro□inent□onfu□□anthi□k□r,argued□□athuman□eingsare□o□nwithan□nna□□senseo□goo□nes□,whichcanb□nu□□ure□anddevelop□d□□rou□hproperguidanceandeducati□□.□unzi,anotherC□nfuc□anph□los□ph□r,tookamor□pe□si□is□icv□e□,sugg□s□ing□hath□mannatu□eisin□eren□lyse□fishandthatmora□virtuesmustbe□mpos□□throughst□ic□socia□normsandinstitu□i□ns. Differentp□ilosop□icals□ho□l□h□veoffer□dv□ri□□sinterp□e□ationso□RenZ□aDeBenYuan□□□Confuc□anism,Ren□ssee□a□aninheren□q□alitythatcanb□cul□ivatedt□rough□□ucation,□elf-d□scipline,andmor□lp□a□ti□e.□encius,apromin□□t□onfucianth□nker,arguedthath□□anbeingsarebornwithaninna□□senseo□goodness,□hich□an□enurt□□e□a□dd□ve□ope□th□oughproperguidancea□dedu□ation.Xunzi,anothe□Conf□cianp□□lo□opher,tookamorep□ssimisticview,sug□estingt□□thumannatureisin□erentlyselfishan□thatmoral□irtuesmustbeimposedt□r□ughs□□i□tso□ialno□msandinstitutions. Differentphilosoph□cals□hool□have□□feredvariousinte□pret□ti□nsofRenZhaDeBenY□an.InConfucianism,R□nisseenasan□nheren□qua□itythatc□nbec□□t□v□te□thr□□g□educ□tion,self-discip□in□,andmora□practic□.Me□□i□s□aprominent□□nfucian□hinker,arguedthathuma□□eingsare□o□nwithaninna□esenseof□□odness,□hic□canbenurtur□d□ndd□veloped□hr□ughp□ope□□u□da□cea□de□uc□ti□n.Xunz□,anotherConfucianphi□osopher□too□amorep□ssimisticvie□,su□g□stingthat□um□nn□□ur□isin□e□e□tl□s□l□ishandthatmoralvirtuesmustb□□mposedthrou□h□trictsocialnormsa□□institutions. Dif□eren□phi□osophicalschoo□shav□o□fe□edvar□ousi□terpretatio□s□fRenZhaDeB□nYuan.InCon□ucia□□s□,Renisseenasaninherentqualitythatcanbeculti□□tedthrou□□educati□n□sel□□□iscipline,andm□r□lpr□□tice□Me□c□us,apromine□tConfuc□□nthinker,arguedt□athu□an□eingsarebornwith□ninn□te□enseof□oodness,□hichc□nbenur□ure□anddeve□opedthr□ughpr□perg□idanceandeducati□n□Xun□i,anotherC□n□ucianphilosopher,□ookamore□□ssimis□ic□iew□sugges□ingth□thu□annatureisinherentl□selfishandtha□moralvi□tue□mustbe□m□osed□hr□ughstrictsocialnormsandinstitution□.□> Dif□erentph□los□phicalschoolshaveo□fer□dva□i□usi□□er□retatio□sofRenZhaDeBe□Yuan.InCo□fu□ian□□□,R□ni□se□nasaninheren□quali□□thatcanbecultivatedthrou□heducation,□elf-discip□ine,andmoralpra□tice.Me□cius,ap□omi□entConfuci□nthi□□er,arguedthath□m□nbeingsarebornwithan□n□ate□ens□ofgoodness,wh□chcanbe□urtur□danddevelo□ed□h□oug□prop□rgu□danceandedu□ati□n□Xunzi,anotherConfu□ianphilos□phe□,□ookamorepessi□□stic□iew□sug□□stingthathuman□atureisinhe□entlyselfishand□hatmoralv□rtuesmustbeimpo□e□throug□s□□ictsocialnormsa□dinst□tutions.