<□□D□f□□□□nt□philosop□ical sc□□o□s hav□□offe□ed v□riou□ □nterpretat□ons of Ren Zh□ De Ben Yu□n. In□Confucianis□, □□n is seen a□ an i□herent□□uality th□t c□n□be□cultivated t□r□ugh education, s□□f□discip□□□□, and moral practice□ M□□cius□ a prominent Con□ucian□thinker, argued th□□ human beings are born with an inn□te s□n□e □f go□dness, which □an be□nurture□ and □□velo□ed□through p□oper guidance and e□uca□ion. Xunzi, anothe□ Co□□ucian philosopher□□took a more p□s□imist□c view, sugg□sting th□t human□nature is □n□eren□ly selfish and that moral □irtues m□st be□i□posed th□ough strict s□c□al □orms an□□□nsti□□tions.