Dif□erent philos□p□□cal schools□have off□r□d v□rious interpretations of Re□ Z□a□□e□Ben Yuan□ In C□nfuci□nism□□Ren is se□n as an□□nher□nt qu□lity tha□ can be cultivat□d throu□h□educa□ion, □elf-discipl□ne, and□mor□l pract□ce. Menci□s, a promi□ent □onfucian□th□nker, argue□□th□□ human beings are□bo□n w□□□ an innate sense of good□e□s, which can□be nurt□□ed and developed through□prop□r □uid□nce and e□ucati□n. Xu□z□, another Con□u□ian □h□losoph□r, took□a□more□pess□mistic □iew, sugges□ing that human n□ture is□in□erent□y □elfish □nd that mor□l virt□es m□st be□impo□ed □hro□□h□str□ct social nor□s an□ institut□ons□