Differen□ □hil□sop□ica□ schools h□ve offered various□interpre□ations □f□Ren Zh□ De Ben Yuan. In Confuc□an□sm, Ren□is seen as a□ i□he□en□ quali□y□that can be cultivated thro□□h educat□on□ self-discip□□ne, and moral practice□ Me□ci□s, □ p□o□inent Co□fuc□an thinke□, □r□□ed that h□m□n□bei□g□□□□e born wi□□ an innate sense of good□ess, □hich can b□ □urtured a□d d□v□lo□ed through proper guidan□□ and□edu□ation□ X□□zi, another Confucian philo□□pher, □□ok a more pessim□st□□ vi□w, suggesting that huma□□nat□re is inherently selfis□ an□ that □oral virtues must□b□ imp□□ed thr□u□h st□ict socia□□no□ms and in□ti□utio□□.□/p>