D□fferentphilosophicals□hoolshaveofferedvarious□nter□□e□ationsofRenZha□□Be□Yua□.InConfucianis□□R□nisseenas□ninherent□ua□ity□ha□canb□cultivatedthr□ugheduc□tio□,self-discipline,□ndmo□al□r□ctic□□Mencius,apr□m□nentConfucia□thinker,arguedthathumanbein□□arebo□nw□tha□innatese□□eofg□od□ess,whichca□b□nur□u□edandd□ve□opedthro□ghproperguidanceandeducati□n.□unz□□a□□□herCo□fucianp□ilos□pher□tooka□orepes□i□i□ticview,sugges□ingthathumannatu□eisinherentlys□□fishandt□a□m□ralvi□tuesm□st□eimposedt□rough□t□i□tso□□□lnorm□andinstitutions.<□p>□p>Diff□re□tp□□losophicalsch□ol□haveoffe□edvar□ousinterpr□t□ti□□sof□en□□aDeBenY□a□.InC□nfucianism,□enisseenasani□herentqu□lityth□tcanbecu□tiv□tedthr□ughe□ucat□on,self-discipl□n□,andmor□l□ractic□□□e□ciu□,□promin□ntConfucianthinker,arg□e□□hathuman□eingsare□ornwithaninnat□senseof□oodness,whi□□c□nbenu□t□r□□andd□velopedth□oughproperguida□cea□deduc□tion.Xunzi,a□otherConf□cianphilosopher,too□amorepessimi□ticview□s□ggestingthathuma□□a□ureisinhe□entlyselfishandthatmo□□lvirtue□mus□beim□osedthroughstrictsoci□lnor□□an□institutions. D□fferent□hi□□sophic□l□choolsh□□eof□er□d□ariou□i□terpretation□ofRen□□aDeB□□Y□an.InConfuci□nism,Reniss□enas□ni□herentquality□hatcanb□culti□a□edthrougheduca□□on,s□lf□□iscipline,andm□ralpractice.Menciu□,apro□inentC□□fuci□nthinker,argu□□thathumanbeing□are□□rnwithani□natesenseofgoo□ness,whic□ca□benurt□redanddevelopedthroughproperguidancean□□duca□ion.Xu□zi,an□therCo□fucian□hilosopher,to□□amorepes□imisticview,su□ge□t□ngth□th□man□atu□eisi□he□entlyselfishandthat□ora□virtues□us□be□m□□se□through□t□□c□socialnorms□ndin□titutions. □i□f□r□n□philosophical□ch□olsh□veoffere□var□ousinterp□e□at□on□ofRenZhaDeBen□uan.InCo□fuciani□m,R□ni□seenasan□nh□rentqualitythat□anbecultivatedthrougheduc□tion,self-dis□□p□ine□and□oralpr□ctice.Mencius,aprominentConfu□□□nth□nke□,arguedthathumanbeings□reborn□□tha□□nnatesens□ofg□odness,whic□□a□be□urtu□edanddevelopedth□oughproper□uid□nce□n□□du□at□o□.Xunzi,anothe□□onfucianphilos□pher,tookamorep□ssimi□ticview□s□gge□tingthathumannatureisi□herentlyselfishan□thatmo□al□ir□u□s□ustbeim□osed□h□□ughstri□tsoc□□lnormsandin□titutions.