Diffe□en□□p□iloso□h□cal schools h□v□ offered var□ous□i□terpre□ations□□f Ren Z□a□De B□n Yuan□ In Confucianis□□ Ren is seen as an inhe□ent quality t□at □□□ b□ cultiva□ed throug□ educa□i□n,□se□f-□iscipli□e, and moral prac□i□□. Mencius□ a prominent Confuci□□ th□n□er, argued□that human □ein□s □re born with an innate □en□e of goodn□ss, which □an be nurtured and □ev□loped□th□oug□ p□oper guidan□e and education. Xunzi, another C□□fucian philosopher□ took a more p□ssi□istic□v□□w, sugg□sting that □uman nature□□□ i□□erently s□lfish a□d tha□ moral vi□tues mu□t□b□ impo□ed t□rou□h st□□ct social n□rms□□nd institu□ion□.