Differ□ntphilosophicalsc□oolshaveoff□r□□variousi□t□rpretationsofRenZhaDeBe□□□an.InConfucia□ism,Re□is□eenasa□inhe□entqual□tythat□anbeculti□atedthroughe□ucation,self-discipline,andmor□□practic□.Mencius□a□□om□□entConfu□ianth□n□er,□rguedthathumanb□ingsar□bornwithan□n□□tes□n□e□f□oo□ness,w□ichcanben□rturedanddevelo□edth□ou□hprope□guidanceand□duca□io□.Xun□i,anoth□rCon□ucianphilo□□pher□tookamor□pessimisti□vie□,suggesti□g□hathumannat□reisinhe□entlys□lfis□and□ha□mo□alvirtuesm□stbei□posedthroughstrictsocialnormsandinstitutions. D□ffe□entphil□sophicalsc□oolsha□e□f□eredvarious□n□er□r□tati□nsofR□□ZhaDeBenYuan.□nCon□□ci□nism,R□nisseenasan□nhe□e□tqua□i□ytha□can□ecu□tivatedt□roug□educat□on,□elf-□isciplin□,and□oralpractic□□Mencius,apr□mi□entConfuci□□thinke□□arguedthat□umanbeingsarebo□n□itha□inna□esenseofgoodn□s□,□h□c□□anbenurturedandd□velopedthroughproperg□idanceand□□uc□tio□.□un□i,anothe□Co□□ucianphilos□pher,tookamore□essimist□cview,su□ges□ingthathumann□t□r□is□□herentlyse□f□sh□n□t□atmo□alvi□tuesmustbe□mp□s□dt□□oughst□□ctso□□a□normsandins□itutions.<□p> Diff□rentphilosophicalschoolshav□□ffer□d□ariousinterpret□tionsof□□nZhaDeBenYuan.InConfucianis□,R□nisse□n□□a□in□erentq□alityth□tcanbecultivatedt□r□ugheducation,self-□□sciplin□,andmor□lpracti□e.Me□cius□apromine□tC□nfucianthinker,a□guedthathu□anbeingsa□ebornw□tha□i□na□esense□fgoodne□s,□hic□c□nb□nur□uredanddevelopedt□rou□h□ropergui□ancea□deducati□n.Xunzi,a□otherC□nfuc□an□□i□oso□her,tookamor□pessimis□icview,s□gges□□ngthathum□nnatu□eis□nherentl□□elfish□n□t□atmoralvirtuesmustbe□mposedthroughstrictsoc□a□□or□sandinstit□tions. D□fferentp□i□oso□hic□ls□h□□lsha□eo□feredvariou□interpretatio□s□fRenZh□DeBe□Yuan.□nCo□fu□iani□m,Re□i□□eenasaninh□rentq□ali□ythatcan□e□ultivated□hrougheducatio□,self□disc□pline,andmoralpr□ctice.M□□ciu□□□p□ominentConfucianth□nk□□,argued□hathumanbeings□re□o□nwith□ninn□tesenseof□oodne□s,wh□□hcanbenu□turedanddevelopedt□roughp□o□erguidanceandeducat□on□X□nzi,another□on□□□ianphi□os□□he□,tookamo□ep□□si□i□t□cview,□ugg□stingthat□uman□a□□r□isinherentlyselfishandt□□tmoralvirtuesmust□eimposed□hroug□st□ic□socialnormsandinstitutio□s. Differentphiloso□hi□alsc□oolshaveoffered□ariou□interpretat□on□ofRenZh□DeBenYuan.InConfucia□□□m□Renis□e□nasani□he□e□tq□alitythat□an□ec□□tiv□t□d□h□ougheducati□n,self-discipline,an□moralpractice.Mencius,aprominentConfuci□□t□inker,argue□thathuman□e□ngsa□ebornwith□□in□atesenseofgo□□ness□w□ichcan□□nurturedandd□velopedthroughprop□rgui□a□ceanded□c□□ion.□unzi,a□otherConfu□ianphilos□pher,tookamorep□ssimi□ticview,sugge□□in□thathumannat□reisinher□ntlyselfish□ndth□tmor□□virtue□m□stbeimposedth□oughstri□t□oci□□normsan□in□t□tutions.