□iff□rent philosophical sc□ool□□ha□□ off□□ed various in□□rpreta□ions of Ren Zha De□□en □□an. In□Conf□cianism, Ren is s□en □s a□ i□herent quality tha□ can be cultivated th□□ug□ □ducatio□, □□lf-d□scipline, □n□ moral p□ac□ice. M□ncius, a □rominent Confucian □hinke□,□ar□ued that human□being□ are□□orn with a□ inna□□ sense□of g□□dness, which can be nurture□ □nd develo□ed through □r□per gui□ance and edu□ation□ Xu□zi, a□other□□on□u□ian philosopher, took a more□pessi□i□ti□ □iew, sug□□sting th□□ human nature is inherently s□lfish□and th□t moral □□r□ues mu□t be imposed □h□o□□□□stri□t so□ial □orms □nd ins□□t□tions.