Diff□ren□phi□osoph□□alsc□□ol□haveofferedvariousinter□retations□fRenZ□aDeB□n□ua□.InConfu□ianism,Ren□sseenasaninhere□tqualityt□□tcan□□cultivat□dthr□ugheducation,sel□-d□scipline,an□moralp□a□ti□□.Menc□us,aprominentCon□uc□an□h□nker,arg□edthat□umanbei□□s□rebornwitha□innatesenseof□oodnes□,□hi□hcanbenurturedan□developed□hroughproperguidanceandeduca□i□n.Xunz□,a□o□□e□Confucia□p□□l□□opher,□ookam□□epes□□mi□ti□view,suggesting□□athumannatureisinhe□entlyselfishandth□tmo□al□irtuesmustbeimp□□edthrou□hst□i□ts□c□alnormsandinsti□utions. Differe□tphil□□ophicalschoo□□haveofferedva□iou□int□r□retat□onsofRenZhaDe□□nYuan.InCo□fu□i□nism,Re□i□see□asan□nh□rentqualit□thatcanbecultivated□hrou□heducatio□,sel□□disciplin□,andmoralpr□ctice.Me□cius,ap□ominentConf□ci□□thinker,arg□edthath□manbein□□a□□born□ithani□n□tese□seofgoodness□whichcanbenur□uredanddev□lop□□t□rough□roper□uida□ceandeducatio□.X□nzi,anotherConfucianphil□□opher,tookamorepessim□sticview,sugge□tin□thathuma□□a□ureisinher□ntlyselfishandth□tmoralvi□tuesm□stbeimpo□edthroughst□i□tsocialnorm□andi□□titu□ion□. D□f□er□nt□hilosophica□schoolshaveoffered□ari□u□i□terpretationsofRenZhaDe□enYuan.InConfucia□ism,Renissee□as□□in□er□□tqualitythatcanbeculti□a□edthroug□educ□□ion,s□lf-dis□ipl□ne□andmora□prac□ic□□Mencius,apr□minentCon□uc□a□think□r□arg□ed□h□thumanbein□sareb□rnwi□haninnat□senseo□go□dn□ss,whichcanben□rtu□edandd□vel□p□dthroughproperguidance□ndeducation.Xu□z□,anothe□C□nfu□i□nphilos□pher,tookamor□p□ssimis□ic□□□w,suggestingthathuma□natureisinherently□elfishandtha□moral□irtuesmustbeimposedthro□ghs□rict□oci□lno□ms□nd□□stituti□ns.<□p><□>Di□f□re□tph□losop□i□alsch□o□shaveofferedvariou□interp□□tatio□sofR□nZhaDeBenYuan.InCo□fucian□sm,Renisseen□saninherentqualit□that□a□b□□ultiv□t□dthro□gheduca□io□,se□f-d□sc□pl□□□□andm□ralpractic□.M□□cius,□□romin□ntConfucia□t□inke□,arguedthathuman□eingsarebo□□wi□ha□i□nate□enseo□goodness,whichcanbe□ur□uredanddeve□oped□hrou□hpropergui□anceandeducati□n.□unzi,anotherConfucianp□ilosoph□r□took□□orepessim□sticview□s□□gest□ng□hathumannat□reisinher□ntly□elfishandthat□ora□virtue□□u□tbeimposedth□oughstrictso□ialnormsandinstitutions.<□p> Diffe□entp□i□□so□□□calsc□oo□shaveof□eredv□riou□interpre□ation□o□Ren□haDeBen□uan.InConfucianism□Re□isse□nasani□here□tqualitythatca□□e□u□tiv□tedthrougheducatio□,□□lf-discipline,□n□moralpr□ct□ce.Mencius,ap□□m□nentConf□cia□thinker,□rguedtha□h□□anbe□ngsarebor□witha□innates□nseofgoodnes□,whichcanbenurturedanddevelopedt□ro□ghp□operguidan□eand□ducation.Xunzi,anotherCon□uc□a□□hilosopher,tooka□orepes□i□isticvi□w,suggestingthathumannatu□e□sinh□rentlyselfishand□hatmoral□irtu□smustb□□mposedthr□ughst□ictsocialnorm□a□di□□□itutions. D□ff□rentphilosophicalschoolshave□f□□□e□v□□i□u□interpret□tion□□fRen□haD□□en□ua□□InConf□cianis□,□enisseena□anin□erentqual□tyt□atcanb□cultiv□tedthrougheducation,self-dis□i□l□□□,□ndm□ralpractice.Me□ciu□,apro□inentConfucianthinker,arguedthathuma□beingsarebornwi□haninnat□□en□eof□oodnes□,whichcanbenurt□redand□evel□pedthroughp□o□erguida□ceandeducation□Xunzi□□nothe□Co□fuci□n□hilosopher,tookam□rep□ssi□isticview,s□ggesti□gthat□uman□atureisi□herentl□self□sha□□thatmo□a□□irtues□□stb□im□□sedthroughs□ri□tsoc□al□o□□sandinstitutio□s.