□p>D□ff□rent philosophical schools □□ve □ffered various interp□etations of Ren Zha De □en□Yu□n. □n Co□fuc□anis□, Ren □s seen as an in□eren□□quality that□□a□ □□□□ultivated through e□ucation, se□f□discipl□ne, and□moral pra□ti□e□□Mencius, a □rom□n□nt Confu□ian t□inker, □□gued that human □eings □r□□□orn with □n innate sense □□ □□odne□s, which can be□□urtu□ed □nd deve□op□d t□ro□□h prop□r guida□ce and education□ Xunzi, □nother Co□fucian p□ilosopher, t□□k□a more □essimist□c □ie□, □u□gesting that□hum□n n□ture is□i□herently□selfish□and that moral virtues must be □mposed□through s□r□c□□soci□l no□ms and inst□tutions□□/p>