□p□Dif□erent □hil□so□h□□al s□hoo□s h□ve offered various interpretations of R□n□Zha De B□n Yuan. In Con□ucianism, Ren is seen as □n i□herent q□ality□tha□ can □e cu□□ivated □hrough □duca□ion□□s□□f-disc□plin□, and moral□pract□c□.□□□n□i□s, a□p□ominent Confucian□thinker□□argued that human b□i□gs□are born w□t□ a□ inn□te□□e□se of goo□n□ss, which can be n□rtured □□d deve□o□ed thr□ugh prop□r□gui□ance and□educati□n. Xunzi□ another C□nf□cian□□hilosopher, took a more pessim□□□ic view, sug□est□□g□th□t human nature □□ inherently sel□ish and that mo□a□ virtue□□must b□ impo□ed□□h□□ugh stri□t social nor□s a□d i□sti□utions.