Dif□erent philoso□hical schools h□ve offere□ vario□□ int□rpret□t□ons of Ren Z□a De Ben Y□an□ In Confucian□sm, Ren is see□ □s an inhe□ent quality that□can□be cultivated □□rough education, self□□isci□line, an□ mo□al□pra□tice.□Mencius, a p□ominen□ □onf□□ia□ th□n□er, arg□e□ □ha□ human b□ings are born wi□h an innate s□n□e of goo□ness,□w□□ch can□be nurtu□ed and devel□ped through pr□per guidance a□d education. Xunzi, another□Co□fucian philosop□er,□took a mor□ pessim□s□ic view,□s□gg□stin□ that human natur□ is□in□eren□ly selfish□and□that□moral□v□rt□es□mus□ b□ □□pose□ thr□□gh strict social norms□a□□□instit□tio□s□