<□□Diff□rent□□hilosophical□scho□ls have offered□various □nterpre□at□ons of □en Zha De Ben Yuan□ I□ Confucianism□ Ren □□ see□ as □n □□herent qua□ity t□at □an be cultivated □hrou□h ed□cation, self-disci□line, and moral practic□. M□ncius, a promi□en□□C□nfucia□ □□□□ker, ar□□ed □ha□ human beings are born □ith an□in□a□e sense□of goodness□ wh□c□ □an b□ nu□ture□ a□d deve□oped thr□□gh□□ro□er g□idance and education. Xunzi, anot□er Confucian philos□p□□□, too□ a mo□e pessi□□stic vie□,□suggesting that□□uman natu□e is□inher□ntly selfi□h □nd that moral virtues mu□t be imp□sed t□□ough strict soc□al □□rm□ a□d institu□ions□