Diff□re□tphilosophicals□hool□haveoffe□edva□iousi□terpr□tationsofR□nZhaDeBe□□□an.In□□□fucianism,R□nis□□ena□□ninherentqu□li□yt□atcan□ecul□iva□edthrougheducation,self-d□sc□p□ine,andmoralpra□ti□e.Mencius,a□rominen□Co□fucianthinker□arguedthat□u□an□eingsarebornwi□□□ninn□tesenseofg□odness,w□ichc□nben□rtur□danddevelopedthroughp□o□ergui□an□e□ndeducation.Xunzi,anoth□rConfucian□hilosopher,took□morepess□misticview,s□g□es□ing□hathuma□na□ur□isinh□re□tlyse□□is□andtha□m□ralvirtu□sm□stbeim□osedt□rough□□rictsocialn□rmsandinstitution□□ Differentph□losoph□calschools□av□□ffer□□variousinterpretation□ofRe□Zha□eBenYua□.InConfucian□sm,□enisseenasaninh□ren□quality□hat□a□becultiva□edthroug□educati□□,self-discipline,and□oralpractice.Mencius,aprominen□□onfuc□□nt□i□ker,ar□uedthat□um□nbeingsa□□bornwitha□innat□senseofgoodnes□,whichca□b□nur□ureda□ddev□l□pedt□rough□ropergu□d□n□eanded□cation.Xunz□,□nothe□Conf□cia□philosopher,t□□kamorep□ssimisticview,s□g□e□tingthathumanna□ure□□inhe□entlyselfish□ndthat□oralvirtuesmus□□e□mposedthroughstrictsoci□□normsandinstitutions. <□>Dif□erentphi□oso□hicalsc□ool□h□veoffere□v□r□o□sint□r□retati□nsofR□nZhaDe□en□uan.InConf□cianism□R□ni□seenasaninh□rentqualitythatcan□e□ultivate□t□roug□e□uca□□on,self-discip□ine,andmo□alpractice.Mencius,□prominentConfuci□nth□n□er,arguedthathuman□□i□gsa□ebornwithaninn□□esen□eofg□odne□□,whichcanb□nur□uredanddeve□o□e□throughproper□uidan□eanded□ca□ion.Xunzi,□not□□rCon□ucianphilosop□er,tookamorepessimistic□iew,s□ggestingthathumannatur□isinhe□□n□l□self□□handthatmoral□irt□esmust□eimposed□□roughstrictsocialno□msandinstitu□i□n□. Differe□tph□loso□h□□alscho□lshaveoffe□edvar□ousinter□retationsofRenZhaDeBen□u□□.I□C□nfucianis□,Renisseenasa□inh□rentq□ali□yt□□tcanb□cult□vate□□hrougheduc□t□on,self-□iscipline,□nd□ora□pr□ctice.Mencius,apro□inentConfucianthinker,argu□□thathumanbe□ng□are□□□nwithaninnatese□seofgood□es□,whic□c□nb□nurturedanddeve□o□□□throu□hproperguidanceandeduca□ion.Xunzi□an□therCo□f□ci□nph□los□□he□,tookam□re□essimist□cv□ew□suggesti□□t□□□huma□natureis□nherentlys□lfis□an□thatmo□alv□rtues□us□be□□□osedthroughst□□cts□cialnorms□ndins□itut□ons.□> Dif□er□ntphilosophical□choolshaveofferedva□i□us□nterpretationsofRe□Zha□□BenYuan.I□□onfucianism,Renisseenas□ninherentq□ality□hatcanbecu□tivated□□ro□g□edu□at□on,□e□f-disci□line,andmora□practice.M□nci□s,□promin□nt□onf□cianthinker,arguedt□athuman□e□ngs□rebo□□w□thanin□ates□nseo□□oo□ness,whic□canbenur□ur□danddevelopedthr□u□hpr□per□uid□nc□□□de□ucat□□n.Xunzi□a□otherC□n□□c□anp□ilosopher,took□mo□epessimisticv□ew,suggestingthathum□nna□□□eisin□erentlyselfi□handthatmo□al□□r□ue□mu□□□□imposedthroughstrictsocialn□rmsandinst□tut□ons.