Dif□erent□hilo□ophi□alschoolshaveofferedvariousi□t□rpretationsofRe□ZhaDeBen□uan.□n□□n□□ciani□m,Re□□sseen□sanin□erentquali□ythatcan□ecultivatedthrou□heducation,self-discipline,andmora□practi□e□Me□□iu□,a□rom□nen□Confucia□thinker,arguedt□a□hu□anbe□n□sarebornwithani□nat□s□nseofgoo□ness,w□i□hc□nbenurtur□danddevelopedthroug□proper□□idancea□de□□cat□□n.Xunzi,ano□herConfucianphilosopher,too□a□o□epe□simisticview□suggestingt□a□h□m□nna□ur□is□nherentl□selfishan□thatmoralv□rtuesm□st□□□□□□sedthr□ug□s□rictsocialn□rm□andinst□t□t□ons.□/p□<□□Differentphilosophicalschoolshav□offer□dvariousinterp□et□□ionsofRenZha□eBenYuan.InCon□uc□an□sm,Re□issee□asaninher□ntqual□tyth□□can□ecultivatedthro□gheducati□□□sel□-disciplin□,□ndmoral□□actice.Mencius,ap□omine□t□on□ucianthink□r,arguedthathumanbeingsarebornwithaninnatesenseo□goodne□s,whi□h□an□e□u□ture□andde□elopedthr□ughproperguidanceandeducation.Xunzi,an□therConf□cianphilosop□er,to□k□more□□ssimis□icv□ew,sugges□ing□hathuman□at□re□sinh□rentl□se□f□sha□dthatmoralv□r□ue□mus□b□impo□e□th□oughstrict□ocialn□rmsandin□titu□io□s. □ifferentphilosophic□lscho□ls□aveof□eredvariousinterpretation□ofRen□ha□eBe□Yuan.I□Confuci□ni□m,□en□sseenasanin□erentqualitythatcan□eculti□atedthro□□□□d□ca□i□n□self-□is□ipli□e,an□mora□p□act□ce.Mencius,apromi□entCon□ucianth□□ker,ar□uedthath□manbeingsarebornwit□anin□at□senseofgoodn□ss,wh□chc□nbenurturedand□□velopedthro□ghp□opergu□da□ceand□duc□t□on.Xunzi,anotherCon□ucianphilosopher,to□kamor□pessimisticv□ew,s□gges□ingth□thuma□natur□is□n□erentlyselfishan□thatmoral□irtuesmustbeimpose□throu□hstri□t□oci□lnorm□andins□itutions. Different□□ilo□□phical□chool□ha□eo□fe□edvar□ousin□erpretatio□sofRenZhaDeBe□Yuan.InCo□f□cian□sm,Renisseenasaninherentqu□l□tytha□canb□cultivatedthrough□ducation,self-disciplin□□andmoralpra□□ice.Mencius,apromin□□t□□nfucianthi□k□r,ar□ue□that□um□nbeings□rebor□w□thaninnatesenseofgoodness□w□□ch□anb□nurturedanddevelopedthroug□properguid□n□□andeducat□o□.Xu□zi,a□oth□rConf□cianphilos□pher□to□k□□orepes□imisticvi□w□sugge□t□ngth□thumannatureisin□e□en□lyselfish□nd□□atmo□alvirtues□ustbeimpos□dthr□u□hstrictsoc□a□normsandi□stitutions. Diff□rentphi□osophic□lschoolshaveoff□redvar□□us□□terpretati□nsofRenZh□DeB□□□u□n.I□Confu□ian□s□□Re□□sseenasaninherent□ualitythat□a□□ecultivatedthroughe□ucati□□,s□l□-disc□pline,andmoralpractice□Mencius,aprom□nentC□nfucianthinker,a□gued□□□thuma□beingsareb□rnwit□□ninnat□sens□ofgoodness□which□anbenu□tu□edand□ev□l□□□dth□ough□rop□rgui□anceand□du□at□on.Xunzi,a□o□her□o□fu□ianphilosop□er,t□okamorepessimisticv□ew,suggest□ng□ha□humannatureisinh□rentl□selfishand□hat□oralvirtuesmust□ei□posedt□□oug□str□c□socialnormsandins□□tutions.