<□>□□□fer□nt□phi□os□□hi□al schoo□s h□v□ offered various inter□r□□ations of Ren□Zha De Ben□Yuan. □n Confucia□□sm, Ren is s□en□a□□an i□herent□qual□ty that c□n be□cul□ivat□d through □□ucatio□, self-disc□□l□ne,□and moral □ra□ti□e. Men□ius□ □ prominent Confucian thin□er□ argued th□t h□man beings are born with an in□□te sense □f good□□s□, which □□□ be□n□rtured and de□eloped t□rou□h proper guidance and □□uc□□i□n□ Xun□i, a□other Confucian philosoph□r, took a more □essimistic□view, suggesting th□t human□n□ture□is i□□er□nt□y□selfish and □hat mora□□□irtues mu□t be im□□□ed th□o□gh strict so□ia□ norms□and in□titutio□s□