Dif□erent ph□losophical scho□ls hav□□of□er□□ various int□r□r□□ations□of □en Zha De Ben Yuan. I□ Co□fucianism, Ren i□ seen as an inherent q□ality □hat c□□ be□cultivated thr□ug□ ed□c□ti□n, self-disc□pl□ne, a□□ mora□ pr□cti□e. Menci□□, a promi□en□ Conf□□ia□ thinker, argu□d □hat human □eings ar□ bor□ with □n inn□te sen□□ of goodne□s, □hich can be nurtu□ed and de□el□ped throu□h □roper g□idance an□ e□u□ation□ Xunzi, □□other□Confuci□n phi□osopher□ too□ a more pessimistic□view, suggestin□ t□at□human□nature is □nhere□□ly self□s□ and that □oral virtues must□be imposed thro□gh str□c□ soci□l□norms a□d inst□tu□□on□□