Dif□ere□t philosop□□cal sch□o□s have offered various □nterpret□tio□s of□□en Zha D□ □en Yuan. □n□Confucia□ism, R□n is seen as an inherent □ual□ty□that ca□ b□□cu□t□v□□ed through□educat□on□□self-discipline, □nd □oral □ractice. Menciu□□□a□promi□e□□ Con□uc□an thinker□ argued th□t hu□an b□ings □re b□rn wi□h an innate sense of goodness, which can be□nurtured□and□developed thr□ugh□prop□r g□idan□e an□□education. Xu□zi, another□C□nfucian □h□l□sopher, to□k a mo□e pessimistic□□iew, sugg□sting□t□at human nature is inh□ren□ly s□lf□sh □□d t□at □oral virtues□must□be im□osed through □trict soci□l no□ms an□ in□□itution□.