Different□philosophical sc□ools h□ve offe□ed v□rious i□terpret□ti□ns of Ren Zh□□De Ben □□an. In Confu□□an□sm, Re□ is see□ as an□inherent□quali□y□t□at c□n□be cultivated through edu□at□on□ □e□f-□□□ci□l□ne, and moral practice. M□ncius□ a promi□ent Confu□ian□□hinker, arg□ed□that hu□an□bein□s are bo□n □ith an innate sense of goodness, whic□□c□n □e nur□ured and devel□ped through prop□r □u□dance and education. Xunzi□ another Confu□ian □hilosop□er, took a□more □es□im□s□ic□view, suggesting that huma□□n□tur□ i□ inhe□ently selfis□ and that moral□□i□tu□s must be i□□ose□□through□strict soc□al n□r□s and ins□itutions□□