Diff□rentphi□osophicalsch□olshaveo□fered□ariousinter□re□ation□of□en□haDeBenY□a□.InConfu□i□n□s□□Renisseen□saninhere□tqualitythatc□nbecu□tivate□t□rou□h□ducati□□,self-disci□line□andmo□a□practice.Menci□s,apr□mi□entC□nfucianthinker,argu□dth□thumanbeingsareb□rnwithaninnatesens□□fgoodness,whichcanbenurt□redanddeve□opedthroughproper□uidanceandedu□ation.□unzi,an□therConfucianphi□osopher□t□o□am□repe□□imistic□iew□□uggestingtha□hum□□n□tu□ei□inhe□□ntlyself□shan□thatmo□alvi□tu□s□ustb□imposedthroughs□rictsocialno□msandi□st□□utions.□/p□ Differe□tp□i□osophi□□lschoolshaveoff□redv□rious□nterpretationsofRenZha□□BenY□an□I□□□nfuci□nism,Reni□seenasa□inhe□entqualitythatcanbecu□t□va□edthrougheducation,self-disc□pl□n□,an□moralpractic□.□enciu□,ap□ominentCo□f□□iant□inker,a□g□edth□thumanbeingsare□ornw□thanin□ates□nseo□goodness,□h□chcanben□rturedan□□eveloped□hroughprope□guidancea□dedu□atio□.□unzi,anothe□Confucianphilosopher□□□ok□morepessimisti□view,suggestingthath□m□nnatureis□nherentlyself□shand□hatm□□alvir□uesm□stbe□mpos□d□hroughstrictsocia□□orm□andin□□itutions. □iffere□□philosoph□□alschoolshaveofferedvar□ousin□erpr□tationsofRenZhaD□□e□Yu□n.□nConfucianism,Ren□ss□□nas□ninheren□□ua□ityt□at□□nbecu□□□vatedth□o□g□e□ucation□self-discip□ine,andmoralprac□ice.M□□cius,□prominentConfuc□an□hinker□ar□ue□thathumanb□ingsar□□o□nw□t□aninnat□sen□e□□goodness,□hichcanb□nur□uredanddevelopedthroug□properg□idanc□□nd□duc□tio□.X□nzi,an□therConfucianphilosopher,too□amorepes□imisticvi□w,suggestingthath□□anna□ure□s□nherentlys□□□ishandtha□mora□virtuesm□st□e□mposedthroughstri□□□ocialnormsandinstitutions.□/p> D□fferentp□ilosophica□schoolshaveofferedvarious□nterpretatio□□ofRe□Zh□□e□enYuan□□nConfuci□nis□,Renisseenas□□inherent□ualitythat□anb□cultiva□edt□rougheducati□n,self-discipli□e,and□□ral□□□c□ice.Menciu□□apromi□entConfu□iant□inker□arguedthathumanbeing□arebor□wi□ha□innates□nseofg□odne□s,whichcanb□nurtu□edandd□velop□d□hroughp□□per□uid□□ceandeducation.Xunzi,a□ot□erConfucianp□□losopher,□ookamo□epessimi□ticview,sugge□t□ng□h□thuma□na□ur□isinhere□□l□selfish□ndthatmoralvirtuesmustbeimposedthro□ghstrictsoci□lnormsand□nsti□uti□ns. Dif□eren□philosophi□alschoolshaveofferedvarious□nterpret□□i□nso□Re□Zh□DeBenY□an.InConfuci□nism,R□nis□e□nasaninherentq□ality□hat□a□becu□tivatedthroughed□cation,self-□□scipline,andmo□a□pra□□i□e.Me□□□us,apro□□nentCon□ucianthinke□,argue□thathumanbeing□areborn□ithan□nnatesen□eofgoodnes□,whichcanben□rtu□□d□□□dev□lo□edthrough□rope□gui□anceande□uc□□ion.Xun□i,anotherConfucianphilos□pher,tookamor□p□ssimistic□i□w,suggest□ngthath□man□atu□eisinherentlyselfish□ndthatmo□al□irtue□m□stbei□posedthro□□hstrictsoci□□n□rmsandins□itut□ons.