Diff□rent phil□□ophic□l schools ha□e of□ered v□rious i□terpretations of □en Zha De □□n Yuan. In □onfucia□i□m, Ren□is s□en a□□an□i□heren□ □□ality that □□□ be cultiv□t□d □hr□ugh □□ucatio□, self-dis□ipl□ne, and moral p□□□tice. □enci□s, a□prom□□ent Confuc□□n think□□, argued that hu□an beings are born wit□□an in□□□e sense □f g□□dness□ □hich can b□ nurtured and developed th□ough proper□guidance an□ edu□ation□ Xunzi, another Co□fucian ph□□o□opher,□to□k □ more pessimist□c□vie□, s□gg□sting that h□man n□tu□e□is□in□erently selfish and that□moral□virtues □ust be imposed through □tri□□ social norms and instituti□ns.