D□fferent phil□so□hical□schools have offere□ variou□ in□erpretati□n□ of Ren Zha De□Be□ Yuan. In Con□□ciani□m, Ren i□ □□en as an□□nherent quality □hat can be cultivat□d through e□u□ation, sel□□discipline, and mo□□l pra□□ice. □encius, a□prominent C□n□ucian th□n□□r, argue□□that human □ei□gs are □or□ □□□h an □nnate□sense of goodness□□wh□ch can□be nurtured and developed throug□□proper gui□ance and educatio□. Xunzi, another□C□nf□cian philosoph□□□ t□ok □ m□re pe□sim□st□c view, sugge□ting that h□man□□ature □□ inhere□□ly □elfish a□d that mo□al virtue□ must□be□impo□e□ thro□gh□stric□ soc□□l □orms and□insti□utions□