□<□>Different phi□□sophic□l scho□ls □ave offered□v□rious interpre□ations of Ren□Zha De Ben Yuan. In □□n□□cian□sm, Ren is □een a□□an □nhere□t□q□alit□ □□at can be cultivated□t□rough□educ□t□on, sel□-discipli□e, an□ □oral pra□tice. Mencius, a prom□n□nt Confu□ian thinker, argued that human beings are born wit□ □n□□nnate □ense o□ goodne□s, wh□ch□can□be nurt□red and deve□op□d thro□g□□proper □□idance and □d□ca□ion. Xunzi□ ano□□er □□nfu□ian ph□losop□□r□ took □ more pes□imis□ic□vi□w, sug□esti□□ that hum□n □atu□e□□s inherently □□lfish and □ha□ moral vi□tue□ must be impo□ed through st□ict socia□ norms □nd institutions□