Di□feren□philosophical□cho□l□haveofferedva□iousinte□pretations□fR□nZ□aDeB□□Yuan.I□Confucia□ism,Re□isseenasaninhe□en□qualityt□atcanbeculti□atedthr□ugheduc□tion□self-dis□□p□ine,andmoralpracti□e.Menciu□,□pr□min□ntCo□fu□ianthi□ker,□rguedthathumanbe□ngsarebornwith□n□n□a□□sen□□ofgo□dne□s,□h□chcanbenurturedanddev□lopedthroughproper□uid□nc□a□d□ducati□n.X□n□i□a□ot□erCo□fuci□nphilo□oph□r,tookam□repessi□is□icvie□□suggestingtha□h□manna□ureisi□herently□el□isha□dthatmoral□irtuesm□stb□□mposedthroughstrictsoc□alnormsa□□instit□tions□□/p> □□fferen□philo□ophic□lschoolsh□veofferedvari□□sinterpr□t□tionsofRenZhaDeBen□u□n.InConfucianism,□enis□ee□asaninhere□tqual□tyth□t□a□becu□tivatedth□ou□he□ucation,self□di□cipl□ne,□ndmoralpract□c□.Mencius,apromine□tConfuc□anth□nker□arguedthathumanbeingsarebornwitha□innates□ns□o□go□dn□s□,whichca□ben□rtureda□d□□v□lopedt□rough□ropergui□anceande□ucation.□u□zi□anotherCo□fucianphilosopher,tookam□repessimisticview,sugg□stingthat□umannatu□eisi□herentlysel□isha□dthatmoralvirtues□ust□ei□□□sedthroughstrictsoc□al□or□□□n□i□stit□tions□ Dif□e□entph□losophicalschoolshave□fferedvario□sinterpr□□at□onsofRenZ□aDeBenY□an.InCon□□ci□nism□□enissee□□saninh□rentqual□tythatcanbecultivated□hrougheducation,□elf-discipl□n□,andmoralpract□ce□Mencius,aprominen□C□□fucianthink□□□argu□dth□thumanbeingsareborn□i□□aninnates□nse□□g□odness,whichcanb□n□rtur□dandde□elopedthroughpr□per□uidancea□deducation.X□n□□,an□therConfu□ian□□il□sop□□r,tooka□or□□essi□□□□icvi□w,suggesting□hathuma□natu□eisinhere□□ly□□lfi□handtha□mora□virtuesmustbeimp□sedt□rou□hstr□ctsoci□□no□msandin□□□t□□ions□ Di□ferentp□i□osophica□schools□a□eoffered□ariou□□n□erpret□tio□s□f□enZh□DeB□nYuan.InConfucia□ism,Renisseenasa□inher□ntqualitythatca□becult□vatedt□rou□heducation,s□lf-disci□line□andmoralpr□c□ice.Menc□us,a□romi□entConfuciant□in□e□,□rguedth□thumanbeingsare□o□nwithaninna□□s□nseofgoodne□□,w□i□hcanbe□urturedan□d□ve□opedthroug□prope□□uidan□eand□duca□ion.Xunzi,anotherConf□cianphiloso□her,took□morepessimisticview,suggestingthathumannatureisinheren□lyself□shandthatmoralvirtue□m□stbeimposedthrough□tric□□o□□al□□rm□andinstitu□i□ns.