□p>Diffe□□nt philosophica□ schoo□s have offered □ariou□ int□□pr□tations of Ren Zha □e □en Y□an. In Confu□□anism, Ren is s□en □s an inherent quali□y that can be □ultiv□t□d □hrough educa□ion, self-disci□line□□and moral pract□ce. M□ncius, a pr□□inent Confucian thinker, a□gu□d t□a□ hu□an □ein□s a□e born□wit□ an innate□sens□ of g□o□ness, which can be nur□u□e□ an□ □eveloped □hr□ugh prop□r□□□idance and educa□i□□. Xunzi, a□other□Conf□c□a□ p□ilos□pher, took a more pess□mistic vi□□, s□□□e□ting□that□human □□tu□e is inheren□ly selfish and that mora□ virt□es mu□t be □mpos□d through stri□t s□□ial□norm□ and instit□tions.