<□>Diff□rent□philos□p□ical sc□ool□ have offered □ari□us □nte□preta□ions of Ren Zha □e Be□ Yu□n□ In□□onf□ciani□m, R□n is seen □s an in□□r□nt quality that □□n □e □ultivated th□oug□ educa□ion□ self-dis□i□line□ and mora□□practice.□Me□cius, a prominent C□n□□cian thinker, argued □ha□ human be□ngs are born with an innate□s□nse of goodness, whi□h ca□ be□nurtured and□developed □hr□ugh proper g□i□ance and educa□io□. Xunz□, anot□□r□Confucian □hilosopher□□took □ mo□e pessimistic vie□, s□ggesting t□□t□□□man na□□re□is□inhe□ently selfish an□ that moral virtue□ must □e imposed t□r□ugh st□ict□□ocial n□r□s□and□inst□tutions.