Di□ferent philosophical s□hool□ hav□ offer□d var□ous interpreta□□ons of□Ren Zha De Ben Yuan.□□□□Confucian□sm, Ren is □een as an□in□erent quality□that ca□ be□cult□vated throug□ e□□□ati□n, s□lf-disc□pline, a□d moral practice. Men□ius, □ pr□m□n□n□ Confucian thinke□, □□□ued that □□man □ei□gs ar□ born with□a□ innate□sense of g□odness,□wh□□□ can be nurture□ a□d d□□□loped□th□o□gh proper guidance an□ educa□ion□ Xun□i, □nother Confucian philosophe□, to□k a□□or□ □essimistic□view, suggesting t□a□□□uman nature is i□her□ntly selfish and that m□ra□ virtu□s must be im□osed □hrough s□□ict□social norms and instituti□ns.□