<□>Diff□□□nt phi□osophi□al schools □ave □f□e□ed various interpretation□ o□ Re□□Zha □e Ben Yuan. □n □o□fuci□nism, Ren is seen□as an □nherent quality that c□n be cultiv□ted throu□h □ducat□on, self-di□□i□li□e, □nd mor□□ p□actic□. Men□i□s□ a promine□t Confucian□th□□ker,□ar□ued □hat human beings are born with an innate sense of goo□ness,□w□ich □an□b□□nurt□red□and deve□oped through p□op□r gui□□□□e and edu□a□ion. Xu□zi,□an□ther Co□fuci□□ philos□ph□r, □ook□a more pessim□st□□ view, suggesting□□hat human□nature □s □□h□rently selfish□and th□t m□ral virtu□s must be impo□ed □hrough strict □ocial nor□s a□d insti□u□ions.