□i□feren□philo□o□h□calschoo□shaveofferedvar□ousi□terpr□tationsofRe□Z□aDeBenYua□.InC□□fu□□anism,R□ni□s□e□asa□i□□e□en□q□□litythat□anbecu□tivatedthrougheduca□ion,self□dis□i□line,andmoralpractic□.Mencius,apromi□en□Con□uc□anthinker,□rguedthathumanbeingsarebornwithani□natesen□eofgoodness□which□anb□nurtur□da□ddevelopedthroughp□operguidancean□education.Xunzi□ano□herC□nfu□i□np□ilosopher,too□amorepessim□□ticv□□w,s□gge□ti□gt□athu□□nnatu□eisi□□er□nt□yselfish□□dthatmoralvirtuesm□stbeimpo□edthroughstrictsocialnormsan□instit□ti□ns□□/□□ Differentp□□losophicalschools□av□offeredvar□o□sinterp□eta□□onsof□enZ□a□eB□nY□an.InC□n□ucian□sm□R□n□sseenasaninhere□□□□alitythat□anbecu□tivated□hroughedu□ation,□□lf-d□s□i□line,andmo□alprac□i□e.Mencius,ap□omi□entC□nfucianthin□er,a□guedthat□□man□eingsarebornw□□□an□□nate□ens□o□goodness,whichc□nbenurtur□dandde□elopedthr□ughprope□□uidanceandeduca□ion.Xunzi,□nothe□Con□ucianphiloso□he□□to□k□m□re□essi□istic□□ew□□ugge□tin□tha□humannatur□isi□her□ntly□elf□sha□□□hatmoralvirtuesmustb□impo□edthro□ghstric□□ocia□nor□sandinsti□utions.□□p> Differ□ntphil□□ophicalschool□h□veoffer□dvariousinterpr□tation□ofRe□ZhaDeBenY□an.InC□□fuc□ani□m□R□ni□see□asani□heren□q□□li□y□hatca□becultivate□□hro□gheducati□n,s□l□-disci□line,an□moralprac□i□□.Me□ciu□□aprom□nentCo□fucianthi□□er,argu□dthathumanbeingsarebornwit□aninnat□s□nseofgoo□nes□□w□ichcanbenurturedanddevel□p□dthroughproperg□idancea□de□ucati□n.Xunzi,anotherConfuc□anphiloso□her,tookamorepe□si□isticv□ew,sugge□tin□tha□humannature□sinherentlyselfishandthatmoralvir□uesm□stbeimposedthrough□trictsocialnormsandins□it□tion□.□/p□ □□fferentphilosop□icals□hoolshaveofferedvari□usinter□retations□fRenZha□eBenYu□□.In□□nf□cianism,□eniss□□nasa□inherent□ual□tythatcanbecul□ivatedthro□gheducat□on,self-di□ciplin□□□ndmoralp□act□ce.Me□cius□apromi□□ntConfucianthi□ker,arguedthat□umanbeingsar□bornwit□ani□natesenseofgoodness,whic□canbenurturedanddevelopedthro□□h□rop□rguidanceanded□c□tion.□□nzi,a□otherCon□uc□anphilosop□er,tookamore□essimist□cview,sugge□tingthathumannaturei□in□□rentlyse□fish□ndthatmo□alvirtuesmustbeimposedthroughst□□ctsocialnormsandinstituti□ns.<□p>