□□>Diff□rent philosophica□ sch□□ls h□ve off□□ed variou□ i□terpret□tions of Ren Zha□De Ben Y□□n□ I□ Co□fuci□nism, Ren is seen□as an inherent qua□i□□ that can be□cultiv□ted thro□gh edu□ation, self-disci□l□□e, □nd□moral prac□ice□□Mencius, a pr□minent Confucia□□t□in□er, argued that□human b□ings are□born wit□ an innate se□□e □f □oo□ness,□wh□□□ can be nurtur□d and d□velop□d through pro□er guidance □nd educ□tion□ Xu□zi, another□□onfu□ian philosoph□r□ t□o□ □□more pessimis□ic □i□w, suggesting that human nature is inher□nt□y sel□ish a□d th□t □oral virtues must be im□os□d t□rough st□ict so□i□□ n□rm□ □nd □n□tit□ti□ns.