D□ffer□n□□hi□□so□□icalschoolshaveoff□□edv□□□o□sint□r□□etationsofRen□h□DeBenY□a□.I□Confucianism□Renisseenasanin□□□entqualitythatcanbecul□i□□□□dthroug□e□□cation,s□lf□discipline,andmoralpractic□.□enc□us,aprom□□entConfucianthinker□argued□hath□manbe□□gs□□ebornwithaninna□esenseo□g□odness,□hichca□benu□tured□nddevel□□□dthr□ughproperg□idanceandedu□□tion.Xu□z□□□not□erConfucianphilo□o□□er,□□okamo□□pessimis□icvie□,□u□□□stin□t□athumanna□ureisinh□rentlyselfi□h□ndthatmoralvirtuesmustbei□posedthrou□hstr□c□so□ialn□r□sandin□titu□ions□ Dif□erentph□losophicalsch□ols□a□eof□er□dva□iousinterpreta□□on□□fRenZhaDeBe□Yuan.InCo□fu□ia□i□m,Re□isseen□□aninher□ntqu□l□□yt□atcanbecu□t□v□tedthro□gheducation□□□l□-discipl□ne,a□dmora□p□ac□ic□.Menci□s,□prominentConfucianth□nker,argu□dt□athumanbeingsarebornwith□ninnatesen□e□□goodne□s,wh□c□□anbenurturedand□ev□lop□d□hroughp□opergu□danceande□ucation.Xu□z□,anotherConfu□ianphi□osop□er,too□□mor□p□ssimisticview,sugg□stingthathum□□naturei□inhe□entl□sel□is□an□thatmoralvi□tuesmustbe□mp□sed□hro□ghstri□tsoc□□lno□ms□n□institutions. Diff□rentp□ilosoph□ca□schoolshaveof□ere□variousi□terpretationsof□e□□□□□eBenYuan.InConfu□ia□ism,Renisseenasaninheren□□ualityth□□canbecultivatedt□roug□education,se□f-dis□ipline,an□moralpractice.Menc□□s,ap□omi□□ntConfucianthink□r,arguedthathum□nbeingsa□□bornwithanin□atese□□eofgoo□ness,whi□hcanbenurturedanddevel□p□□th□o□□h□roperguidan□□ande□ucat□o□.X□nz□,an□t□erCo□f□cian□hilosophe□□□ookamorepess□mis□icview,suggestingthathumannatureis□nher□ntlyselfi□h□□d□ha□moralv□rtu□smustbeimposedthroughs□ri□tsocialnorm□and□nsti□ution□. Differentphilos□phicalschoolshaveo□feredvariousi□□erpret□ti□nsofRe□ZhaDeBenY□an.InCo□fucia□i□m,R□nisseenasa□inherentquality□ha□c□nb□□u□tivatedthroughedu□□tion□self-disc□□□ine,andmoralpractice.Mencius,□pro□inentConfucianthinker,arguedtha□humanbeingsa□ebornwitha□innat□s□nseofgoodness,whichcanbenurturedandd□velopedthro□ghpro□erg□idan□eand□du□ation.X□nzi,□notherConfucianph□losopher,tookamorepessim□sti□view,sugg□□□ingthath□□□nnatureisinherentlyself□□handthatmoralvirtu□s□us□□eimposedthroug□□tric□□ocialnormsand□nst□tutions. Diff□rentphi□osophic□lschoolsha□□offered□ariousinterpretationso□RenZ□aDeBenYua□.InConfu□ian□sm,Renis□eenasaninh□rentq□alitythat□anbecultivatedt□ro□gh□d□cati□n,self-di□cipline,andmoralpracti□e.Me□□ius,aprom□nentConfucian□hinke□□arguedthathu□anbe□□gsarebor□withaninnatesenseofgo□dn□□s,whic□□anbenur□uredanddevel□□ed□□roughp□oper□uid□□ceandeducat□o□.X□n□i,anoth□□Confucianphilosopher,tookamor□pessimi□ticvi□w,su□g□stingthathumannat□reisi□her□ntlyself□shandt□□tmoral□irtuesmustbe□mposedth□oughstrictsocial□o□msa□di□sti□u□ions. Differentph□losoph□cal□chools□aveof□e□edv□rious□nterpre□a□□□n□ofRenZhaDeBe□Yuan□InC□nfucian□□m,Renisseenasaninherentq□□litythatcanbecul□iv□tedthrougheducation□s□lf-□iscipline□□nd□oralpract□ce.Mencius□□promine□tConfuci□nthink□r□arguedthathum□nbeingsa□ebo□n□itha□inn□t□□□n□eo□good□□ss,wh□□hcanbenurtu□e□□nddeve□opedthroughproperg□idanceandeducation.Xunzi□□notherCo□□ucianphilosopher,□ookamorepessimi□tic□ie□,□ugge□tingthathumann□t□reis□nherent□yself□□han□□hatm□ralv□rtuesmustbeimpo□□dthro□ghstrictsocialnor□s□ndinstitutio□s.