Diff□re□t□hilosophical□chools□a□eoffer□dvarious□□t□rpretationso□□enZh□DeB□nY□an.In□on□□cianism,Renisseenasanin□er□n□qualityth□tcanb□cu□ti□atedthrougheducation,s□lf-di□ci□□i□e,andmoralpr□ctice.Me□cius,aprominen□Confu□□anthinker□ar□uedt□ath□manbeingsareborn□ith□ninna□e□enseof□oo□ness,w□i□hcanbenu□tu□edanddevelopedthroughprop□rguidanceande□uc□tion.X□□zi,anotherCo□fucianph□l□so□her,□o□kamor□pessim□sti□v□ew,suggestingthathuman□atureisin□er□ntlysel□□sh□nd□hatmoralvi□tuesmu□tbeimp□sed□hroughstrict□ocialno□m□andinstitut□o□s. Diff□rentphilosoph□cal□c□□olshave□□feredvarious□nterp□etationsofRenZhaDe□□□Yu□n.In□on□ucianism,□enisseenasaninhe□entq□al□tyth□□c□nbec□ltivate□t□roughe□ucat□o□,self-d□scipline,andmor□lp□acti□□.Menciu□,aprominen□C□□fucianthinke□,arguedthat□umanbeings□rebornwithaninnatesenseofgo□d□ess□whichcanben□rt□reda□d□evel□□edt□ro□ghpr□perguida□ceand□duca□ion.Xunzi,an□therConfucianp□ilo□opher,□ookamorep□ssimist□cv□ew,suggest□ngth□thuman□atureisinh□re□□lysel□ishandthatm□r□lvirtuesmustbeimp□sedthroug□strictsoc□alnorm□□□din□titutio□s. Differentphiloso□hicalschool□haveofferedv□riousinter□ret□tionsofRenZha□eB□nYuan.I□Co□□uci□ni□m,Re□isseenas□ninh□rentqualitythatcanbec□ltivatedthrou□heduca□i□n,s□lf-dis□ip□□ne,andmoralpractice.Menc□u□,aprominent□on□ucianthi□ker,ar□ued□hat□umanbeingsar□bo□□withaninna□□sense□fgoo□ness,whic□canbenurtureda□ddev□lo□edthrough□roperg□idanceand□duc□□□on□□unzi,anot□erCo□fucianph□lo□ophe□,tookamor□pessimi□□□cview,sugg□sting□ha□huma□nat□reisi□her□ntlysel□is□andthatm□ralvirtues□ustbeimpose□throughstrictsoci□lnorms□ndinstitutions. Differentp□□lo□ophicals□hoo□□haveofferedv□rious□nte□pretationsofRe□ZhaDeBenYuan.InConfucianism,Renisseen□sa□i□h□rentqual□tythatcan□ecultiva□ed□hr□ug□□□uc□tion,self-□isciplin□,an□mo□alpractice.Mencius,ap□ominentC□nfucianthinker,□rgue□thathumanbeing□are□or□□it□an□n□ate□enseofgood□e□s,wh□chcan□enurturedand□evel□pedthr□ughproper□ui□a□c□ande□u□atio□.Xunzi,anotherConfucianphilosop□er,□ookamo□epe□simisticvi□w,suggest□ng□□athum□n□at□rei□i□herently□elfishand□ha□mor□lvirtuesm□□□□□□mp□s□□□hroughs□r□□tsocialnormsa□dins□itutio□s. Di□□e□entphi□osophicalschoo□shaveo□feredvari□usint□□pretatio□sofRenZhaDeB□□Yuan.I□Co□fucia□□s□,Re□issee□□saninher□ntqua□□ty□hat□a□□ecultiva□□dthroughedu□ation□se□f□disciplin□,andmora□□rac□ic□.M□□cius,aprominentConfu□ianthin□er,arguedth□thum□n□ei□□s□□□bornwithaninnatesenseofgoo□ness,whichcanbenur□ur□dandde□el□□edth□o□g□properguidanceande□u□ation.Xunzi,anotherConfucia□phil□sopher,to□kamorepessim□s□icview□su□gestingthathu□annatur□□sinher□n□lyselfisha□□tha□□or□lvirtuesmustbeimposedth□oughstricts□cialnorms□n□□nstitutions.