□p>□iff□rent philos□ph□ca□ schoo□s have□offered □arious interpre□ations □f □en Zha□De B□n Yuan. In Confuc□a□ism, Ren is seen □s an in□□rent q□□lity tha□ can □e cul□ivated th□oug□ □du□a□ion, sel□□disci□line, and moral□prac□□ce. Me□c□us, a□pr□minent□Confucian □hinke□□ argued that□human□b□ings are b□rn wi□h an in□ate s□n□□ □f goodness, w□ich □a□ □e nurtured and de□eloped throu□h□p□□p□r□guidance and educ□tion. Xu□zi,□□no□□e□□Confu□ia□□philo□opher, □ook a more pes□imi□□□c view, s□ggesti□g t□at human□□ature□is inherentl□ sel□ish and t□a□ moral□virtues□must be i□posed through str□□□ soc□al norms □nd institutio□s.