Di□ferentphilosop□icalsch□□ls□a□eoffered□ariou□□□terpretationsofRenZ□aDeB□n□ua□.InConf□c□anism,Renis□eenasaninhe□□ntqua□itythatcanbeculti□atedthr□ug□education,self-discipli□□,a□dmoralprac□□ce.Men□ius□a□rominent□onfucianthin□□r,argu□dt□□thum□nbei□gsare□□rnwithaninna□ese□seof□oodne□s,whichcanbenurtur□da□□develope□throughprop□□gui□a□□eandeducati□□.Xunzi,anotherConfucianphilos□pher,tookamo□epessimisticview,s□□gestingthathum□nnature□□i□herentlyselfi□handthatmoral□□r□□e□□u□t□e□mposedthroughstrict□ocialno□msan□insti□utions. Dif□ere□tphi□osophicalsch□olshav□of□ere□v□riousinterpr□t□□i□nsofRenZh□□e□enY□an.InC□□f□cian□sm,Renissee□a□aninhe□entquali□y□hatca□becultivat□dt□rougheducation□□elf-disci□line□andmoralpractice.Menc□us,aprominentConf□cianthin□e□,ar□uedth□thumanb□in□sar□bornwith□□innat□senseofgoodness□wh□□hc□□□enurturedanddevel□pedt□□o□ghproper□uidanceandeduca□ion.Xu□□i,a□other□on□u□ia□philo□opher,took□morep□ssimisticv□ew,sug□estin□th□thu□□nnatu□□isi□herently□el□ishandtha□mora□virtues□us□□eim□osedth□oug□str□ctsocialnormsandin□tit□t□on□. Diffe□entphi□osophicalschool□have□□feredva□iou□interpreta□□onsofR□nZhaDeBe□Yuan.InConfucianism□R□n□sseenasaninhe□e□t□ua□itythatcanbecu□tivat□dthr□ugheducati□n,se□f□□iscip□i□e,□ndmoralpractice□Menc□us,aprominentCo□fuci□nthinker,arguedt□athuman□eings□□ebornwi□haninnatesen□eofg□o□□ess□whichc□nben□□turedand□□vel□pedth□ou□hpro□erguidan□eandeducation.Xunzi,anotherCo□□ucianp□ilos□p□er,tookamo□e□essimistic□i□w,sug□esting□□athu□□nn□t□r□isin□erentl□selfisha□dthatmoralvirtuesmustbeimposedt□roughstrictsoci□lnorms□□dinstitutions. <□>Differentphil□□ophicalschoolshaveoffere□variousin□er□retation□ofRenZ□aDeBenYuan.□nConfuc□anism,Re□i□seenasa□inherentqu□l□tythatcanb□cultivatedt□rougheducat□on□sel□-disci□line,andmoralpractic□.Me□□ius,apr□minen□□□□□uc□anthinke□,arguedtha□huma□b□□ngsare□ornwithani□n□tesens□ofgo□dness,w□i□hcanb□nurturedan□d□v□lo□edthr□ughproperguidan□eandeducat□o□.□□nz□,ano□herConfucianphilosopher,to□kamo□epes□imisticview,suggesti□gthathumannatureisinherentlyselfis□and□hatmoralvirtuesmustbe□mposedthroughstrictsocialnormsan□institu□□ons.□□ Diff□rent□hilosoph□c□l□choolsha□eof□ere□variousint□rp□et□tionsofR□nZhaD□BenYua□□I□Confucia□is□,Ren□□□eenas□ninh□ren□qualitythatcanbecultivatedth□ougheducation,□el□-dis□iplin□,andm□ralprac□ice.□enciu□,apromi□en□Confucianth□nker,arguedt□at□um□nbein□□arebornwithaninn□t□senseofg□□dne□□,w□ichcanbenu□ture□an□developedthro□□hprop□rguidanceandeduc□tion.Xunz□,an□therConf□c□a□phi□□sopher,took□m□repessimist□cv□ew,sugg□sti□gthathumannature□sinh□re□tlys□l□ishandth□tmo□alvirtuesmustbe□mp□□edthroughstri□□□□c□alno□□sandinstitutio□s.