<□>□ifferen□ p□i□o□ophi□al schoo□s have□off□re□ va□ious int□rpre□atio□□ of R□n Zha □e □en Y□an. In Confuciani□m, □en is s□en as□□n□inherent□quality that can be cultivat□d□through education,□se□f-di□cipline, and □oral p□acti□e□ M□ncius, a□□rominen□ Co□fucian th□nker, a□gued that□human bei□g□ a□□ born with □n inna□e sen□e of goo□□es□, wh□ch can be □urt□red a□d de□elo□ed□thr□ugh□prope□□guid□□ce an□ □ducatio□. Xun□i, another Confucian philosopher, took a mor□ □□□simis□ic view, sugge□ting that human nature □s inherently se□fish a□d t□at □oral vir□u□s m□st be im□ose□ □hroug□ stri□□ social no□ms□□n□ institutions.