<□□Dif□erent philosophi□a□ schools□have □□fered var□□us□interpreta□ions of R□n□Zha De □en □uan.□In □onfuciani□m□ Ren is□s□en as □n inherent□□uality □h□t ca□ be cul□ivated t□□ough□education, sel□-dis□ipline,□and□moral □ractice. Menc□u□, □ promine□t□□onfucian □hi□ker, argued tha□ human□bein□s are bor□ with□an inn□te sense of goodness, □hich can□be nurtured□a□d d□□elo□ed thr□u□□ prope□ □uida□ce and educati□□. Xunzi, another Confucian□ph□□osophe□, too□ a more p□s□im□□tic vie□,□suggesting □hat human n□t□r□ □s□inhere□tly selfish and □□at mo□al□virt□□s □u□t be imposed thro□gh s□r□ct □□cia□ norms and □nstitutions.