□iff□ren□ philosoph□cal □chools have o□fered various □nter□re□□tions of Ren Z□□ De□□en Yuan.□In Co□f□ci□ni□m, R□n is see□ as an in□er□nt □□ality that can be c□l□ivated th□ough educa□□on, s□lf-discipline□ and moral practice. M□n□□us□ a □rom□nen□ Con□ucian th□nker, ar□ued tha□ h□man beings are bor□□wi□h an i□na□e□sense of good□ess, w□ich can□be nur□ured an□ dev□lop□□ through p□oper gu□danc□ and□education. Xunzi, another Confucian philoso□her□ took a more pessimis□ic v□ew, □□ggesting that hu□a□ □ature is inherently selfish and□that mor□□ virt□es □ust□be□imposed through□strict s□ci□l norm□ a□d□ins□itutions.