Differen□ p□ilosoph□cal s□ho□l□ □ave of□□red v□□ious inter□reta□i□ns □f□R□n Zha De□Be□ Yuan□ In Con□uc□a□ism, Ren□is seen as□an inherent□qualit□ □hat can be cultivated□th□□ug□ educatio□, self-di□cipl□n□, and □□□al pra□□i□e. Mencius, a□prom□nent□Confucian □hinker□ argued that h□man beings□are □orn with an in□a□e sense of good□ess, which can be nurtured□a□d□develop□d thr□ugh proper guidanc□ and edu□at□□n.□Xunzi, another Confucian phil□sopher, t□ok□a more pess□mi□□i□□v□ew, suggestin□ that human na□u□e□is □nherently□sel□is□ □nd that□m□ral virt□es m□st □e imposed thro□gh □trict soc□al norms a□d ins□□tution□.□>