Di□fer□ntph□losoph□cals□hoolsha□e□ffe□□d□ariousinterpre□□t□□nsofRe□ZhaD□B□nYuan.InCo□fucianism,Reni□seenasani□he□entq□alit□t□□□can□ecultivate□througheduca□ion□s□lf-discipline,andmoral□r□c□i□e.Mencius,□pro□inen□Confucian□hinke□,□rgue□□hathuman□ein□sarebo□nw□thaninn□t□se□se□□goodness,□h□chcanb□nurt□red□ndd□velopedthrough□roperguidanceandeducati□n□X□nzi,anoth□r□o□fucian□hi□o□opher,□oo□□more□essi□□sticview,s□ggestingthathu□anna□ureisinherentlyse□fisha□d□hat□oral□irtuesmustbeimposedt□roughstr□□tsocialnormsandinst□tutions.<□p> Differen□philoso□hicalscho□□shaveofferedvarious□□terpretat□on□ofRe□ZhaDeBen□uan.InConf□cia□i□m,Ren□□s□enasaninher□ntqual□tythatcanb□cu□tivatedthr□ugheducation,s□□f□d□scipl□ne,□ndmo□alpr□ctic□□□□nc□□s,□promin□nt□o□fucianth□□ker,arguedthathumanbei□g□arebornwith□ninnatesenseofg□o□n□s□,w□□chcanbenurturedanddeveloped□□rou□hprop□□guid□nce□ndeduca□ion.Xun□i,anotherCo□fucia□phi□osophe□,tookamorepe□simisticview,suggestingthathuma□nature□sin□e□ently□elfisha□□thatm□ra□virtuesmu□□□□imposedth□oughs□ri□tsocialnor□sandinsti□ut□ons. Di□ferentphi□osophicalschoolshaveoffe□edvariousinterp□etationsofRenZhaDeB□nY□an.InConfucianism,Renisseenasan□n□erentqualitythatca□becu□tiv□te□througheducation,se□f-discipline,andmoralpractice.Mencius,a□rom□nentCon□ucianthin□er,arguedthathumanb□ingsarebornwithan□n□a□esenseofgoodness,□hichcanb□nurtur□da□□developed□hrough□ropergui□ancean□ed□□atio□.Xunz□,anoth□rConfucianphilo□□□her,tookamor□pes□imisticview,suggestingth□thumannaturei□i□heren□lyse□□isha□dth□□mo□alv□rtu□□mu□tbe□mpo□edthroughstrictsocialnorm□□ndinst□tution□.