□p>Differe□t phi□osophical sch□ols have offer□d various□□nterpretation□ of Re□ Zh□□□e Be□ Yuan. In C□nfuc□anism,□R□□ is seen as an i□□□rent□qualit□ tha□□can □e cultivated□□h□o□gh edu□at□on, se□f-dis□□□□ine□ and□moral prac□ice. Mencius, a promine□t Co□fucian□th□nker, argued□that human be□ngs□are bo□n with an inn□te□sense of goo□ne□s, □hic□ □an □e nu□ture□□and dev□lope□□through proper gu□dance a□d ed□cation□ Xunzi□ a□other Conf□cian p□iloso□he□, took a□more□p□ssimist□□□view, suggesting that □uma□ nature □s□inherently sel□ish and that□mor□l□□irtues must b□ imposed throug□ strict social n□rms and instituti□n□.