<□>D□ffer□nt philosop□ical s□□ools□h□ve off□red□variou□ inte□pr□t□ti□□□ of□Ren Zha □e □en Yuan. □n Confucianism,□□en□is see□ a□ an inherent qu□li□y th□□□can□be cultiv□t□d thr□ugh edu□ation□□s□lf-disci□line, and moral□pra□tic□□ Mencius, a promine□t □onfucian □h□nk□r□ argu□d that □uman □eings are born with an innate s□nse o□ go□dness, which can be nurtured a□d □□veloped□thr□□gh pro□er guidance □nd□educa□ion. □□nzi, another Confucia□□philos□ph□r, t□ok a m□re pes□imis□ic view, □u□gestin□ tha□ huma□ nat□re is inh□rently selfish and□that □oral virtues must be imp□sed thro□gh strict social □orms and i□sti□ut□ons.