<□>Di□f□r□nt □hil□sophica□□schoo□s have offe□e□ va□ious □n□er□□etations□of Ren Zha De Ben□Yuan. In C□nfucian□sm, Ren is □□en □s an inherent quali□y that can be cultivated through education, s□lf-di□cipline, a□d □oral pra□tice.□□encius, a pr□minent □onfucia□□thi□k□r, argued□t□at□□um□n beings are born wi□h an□□□n□te sense of goodne□s□ which can be n□r□□r□d and developed t□ro□□□ proper gu□dance and educa□ion. Xun□i,□a□□th□r Confucian □hilosopher, □ook a more pessimistic view,□sugg□□□ing that human n□ture i□□i□herently selfish□and that□m□ral virt□e□ m□st be imposed□throu□h stri□t □o□ial □orms □nd i□□titut□o□s.