Dif□eren□ philos□phica□□schools hav□ offered various i□terpre□ations of □□n Zha De□Ben □uan. □n C□nf□□ianism, Ren is seen as a□ inh□ren□ qu□lity that□c□□ □e □ult□vat□d through□educ□tion,□self-disc□□line□ and moral p□ac□ice. Mencius, a prominent □onfucian thinker, a□gued □hat human beings are born□with an in□ate □ense □f go□d□ess,□whic□ can□be nu□tured and developed□th□o□gh prope□ g□□dance and educat□on. Xunzi, another□Conf□cia□ philosoph□r, □o□□ a□m□re□pe□simist□c view, suggesting that□human nat□re i□□inhere□t□y selfi□h □nd t□at mor□l□virtues must be impose□□thr□u□h□str□c□ social norms and in□titut□ons.