□p□□iffere□t philoso□hica□ school□ have offered various interp□etations of□Ren Zha □e Ben □□□n.□In Co□□ucianism, Ren □□ seen as□an □n□erent quali□y □□at□can be□cu□tiv□ted throu□h □duca□io□, self-d□□cipline, and moral□prac□ice. Menc□us, a p□omi□ent□Co□fucian t□i□ker, □rgu□d that human□beings are bo□n wit□ an □nnat□ □ense o□ □oodne□s□ which can be nurtured a□d developed through prope□□guidance□□nd education. Xunzi, anoth□□ Confucian □hil□s□pher□ took a□more p□ssimistic view,□sug□esting that □uman natu□e is i□he□ently sel□ish and tha□ moral□vir□ues mu□t b□ imposed through s□rict s□cial□□orms and □□stitutions.