Differ□ntph□losoph□calsc□oolshaveoffer□dva□iousinterpretations□fR□nZhaDeB□nY□an.InConfucianism,Renisseenasa□inherentqu□l□tyth□tc□nbecul□ivatedt□rougheduc□tion□se□f□discipline,an□moralprac□ice.Me□ci□□,apro□inentCon□□cianthinker,arguedthathuma□being□arebornwitha□innatesense□fgoodness,whi□hcanbenurturedanddevelo□ed□□□oughpr□□erguidanceande□ucation.Xunz□,ano□herConfucian□hil□sophe□□tookamorepessim□sticv□ew,□ugg□sti□gt□□thuman□atureisin□e□entlyse□fis□andthatmoralvi□tues□□st□ei□□ose□t□ro□g□strictsocia□□□rmsa□□institutions.<□p> Diff□r□ntph□loso□hicalschoolshaveofferedvar□ousinter□retationsofRenZh□DeBenYua□.InC□nf□□ianism,Reni□seenasan□nhe□e□tq□alitythatcanbe□ul□iv□□edthrougheducati□□,□□l□-d□s□i□□ine,andmoralprac□□ce.Menciu□,apromine□t□onfuci□nthinker,ar□uedt□athumanbein□sarebornwi□haninnatese□seofgoo□ness,whichca□be□u□tureda□□□evelopedthroughprope□guida□cea□deduca□ion.Xunzi,□notherCo□f□□ianphilos□phe□,tookamorep□ssimisticvi□w,s□ggestingt□at□uman□atureis□n□□rentl□□elfis□a□dthat□o□alvirtu□s□u□tbeimpose□th□oughstrict□ocialno□m□andinstitu□□ons. Different□h□losophicalsch□olshaveo□feredvar□□usi□ter□re□a□ionsofRenZh□DeBenYua□.I□Confuci□□ism,Renisse□nasa□i□herentqualit□thatc□nbec□ltivatedthrougheducatio□,self-discipline,andm□□al□ractice.Men□ius,ap□ominentCo□f□□ianthinker□arguedt□athum□nbei□gsarebornwithaninnates□nseofg□□dn□ss,whic□□□□□e□ur□u□□danddevel□p□dthr□ug□pr□pergui□ancea□deducat□□□.Xunz□,□noth□rCo□fuci□n□hiloso□he□,tookamorepe□simisti□view,s□ggest□ngthathumann□ture□sinhe□e□□lyse□fis□andt□a□moralvirtue□m□s□beimpose□□h□oug□st□ictso□ialn□rmsandi□stitutions.□□p> Differentphi□o□ophicalsc□oolshaveofferedvariousinte□□ret□t□□nsof□□nZhaDe□e□Yuan.InCo□fu□ianism,Renisse□nasanin□erentqualitythatcanbecu□ti□atedthrougheducati□n,self-discip□ine,□n□m□ralp□act□ce.Menc□us,a□□ominen□Co□fu□□a□t□□nker,□rgue□□h□thumanbeingsarebornwithaninnatese□seofgoodness,which□a□□enurtu□ed□nddeve□op□dth□oughproperguidancean□□ducation.Xunzi,anotherConfucianphilosopher,□□oka□orepess□mi□t□cview,s□ggestingthathumann□turei□i□here□t□yse□fi□handthatmoral□□rtuesmustbeimposedthro□□hstri□tsoc□alnormsa□di□st□t□tions.