<□>Differe□t p□il□s□p□□cal schools h□v□ offered □a□i□u□ interpretat□ons □f □en Zha □□ □en Yuan. In Confucianism, Ren is □ee□□□s an i□h□rent□quality that can be □ultivated t□rough ed□cat□on, self-dis□ipli□e, and m□ral p□ac□ice□ Mencius, □ prominent Conf□cian th□n□er, argued tha□□□□man bei□gs are born wit□ an inn□te sense of go□dness, □hich c□n be nur□ure□ □□□□devel□p□d □hroug□ □rop□r g□idance and education. Xunzi, another□Conf□cian□phil□sopher, to□k a m□re pessimistic□vie□□ s□ggesti□g that human natur□ i□ i□h□rently sel□ish an□ th□t□□oral vi□t□es mu□t be impose□ throug□□str□ct social norms and insti□uti□ns.