<□>Differe□t phil□sophical s□h□ols have offered□vari□u□ interpretat□□n□□of Ren Zh□ De Ben Yuan. □□ Confuciani□m, Ren □s see□ a□ □n in□er□nt qu□l□ty that can □e □□ltivated th□o□gh e□ucation, self-d□s□i□li□e, and□moral pract□ce. Menciu□, a pr□minen□ Confuc□□n□□hi□ker, argue□ that h□□a□□be□ng□ a□e bor□ □□t□ an in□ate □ense of goodness, which ca□ □□ □ur□ured and devel□p□d thr□u□h proper guidance □□d edu□at□on. Xu□zi, □□other □onfu□ian □hil□sop□e□, □ook a more pessimistic vi□w, suggesting that □uman□nat□re is□inherently selfish and□tha□ mora□ virtues must be im□□sed thr□ugh st□ict social □□rm□ and institutio□s.