D□ff□□□ntphilosophi□al□chools□aveo□□□□edvariousinte□pretat□onsofRen□haDeBe□Yu□n.InConfucianism,Ren□ss□enasani□herent□ualit□thatcanb□cultivatedt□rougheduc□□io□,s□lf-□iscipl□ne,a□dmoralpractice.Menci□s□apromine□□□onfucia□thinke□□arguedthat□umanbeingsarebornwithaninnatese□seofgoodn□s□,whic□canbe□u□turedanddeve□o□e□□hro□ghprop□rg□id□ncea□de□ucation.Xun□i,a□o□he□Confucianphilosopher□tookamore□essimisticvi□w,suggestin□thath□mannatu□eis□□herentl□selfishandthat□or□lvirtuesmustb□impo□edthr□ugh□t□ict□ocialnormsandins□itutions. Differentphilosophic□lsch□olshaveo□□er□dvariousinterpr□t□tionso□Re□ZhaDeB□nYuan.InConfuciani□m□Reniss□e□asaninh□rentqualityt□atcanbe□ultivatedth□ough□d□cation,sel□-di□□iplin□,and□oral□ract□c□.Men□ius,a□r□mine□tC□nfucianthinker,□rg□□dthathumanbein□s□rebornwithaninn□tesenseof□oodness,□hichc□nbenurturedanddev□lopedt□ro□ghpro□e□gui□ance□nd□d□cat□o□.Xunzi,anoth□rConfucia□phi□osopher,too□amorepe□sim□sti□vie□□□uggesting□hathum□n□atureisinher□ntlysel□ishand□hat□oralv□rt□esm□stbe□m□osedth□ou□□st□ictsocial□ormsand□nsti□utions.<□□><□>Diff□rentphilosophicals□hools□aveof□eredvari□usin□erpretationsofR□n□□aDeB□nYuan.In□onfu□ianis□,Renisseen□□aninheren□quality□ha□canbecultivatedthroug□education,sel□□discipline□andmoralpractice.Me□cius□a□rom□nentConfu□ianthi□ker□arg□e□□hath□man□eings□rebornwithaninnate□enseofgoodness,whichcanbe□urture□anddeve□□p□dthroughpro□ergu□danc□a□□education.□unzi,anothe□Confu□ia□phi□o□op□□r,tooka□orep□ssimisticview,suggest□ng□□at□umannatur□□s□nhere□t□□selfishandt□at□□r□lvirtuesm□stb□im□osedt□r□ug□stric□socialnorm□and□nstitu□ions. D□f□erentphilos□phi□□□schoolshaveoffer□dva□□ousint□rpr□t□tio□so□R□nZ□a□e□en□uan.I□□on□ucian□sm,Reniss□enas□□inherentq□ali□ythatca□becultivated□□rougheducation,self-disc□pl□n□,andmoralprac□i□e□Mencius,aprominen□□onfucian□hinker,□rguedthathu□anbei□gsarebornw□□haninnatesenseofgo□dness,whichcanb□□urturedanddevelopedthro□g□propergu□dancea□□edu□at□o□.Xu□zi,ano□h□rConfucianphiloso□her,□□okam□repessimi□ticvi□w,suggest□ngthat□umannat□reisinh□rentl□□elfishandthat□o□□lvirtue□must□eimpo□□dthrough□trictsoci□l□□rmsa□dinstitutions. Different□h□losophicalsch□olshaveoffere□va□iousinterpr□□atio□sofRen□haDe□enYuan.InCo□□uc□an□sm,Re□issee□asaninherentq□□l□ty□hatc□nbecu□tivated□hrou□hed□catio□,s□lf-discipline,a□□moralp□a□tice.M□nci□□,aprominentConfucianthinker□arguedth□□humanbe□ngsar□b□rnwithaninnates□nseofg□odnes□,w□□ch□anbe□u□turedandde□elopedthr□ughpr□perguidanceandeducat□on.Xunzi□anotherConfu□ianphilos□□her,□ookamorepessimi□ti□vi□□,suggestingthathumannatureisin□erentlys□lfishan□□ha□mo□al□□rtuesmustbeimposedthroughs□rictsocialnormsandi□stitutions.