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Theconce□tof□enZhaDe□□n□uancanbetrace□back□oancientChine□ephiloso□□y,parti□ula□l□Con□ucia□ismand□a□ism.□o□fu□ius,oneofthemo□tinfluentialphilosophersin□hinesehi□tory,emphasize□theimpo□tanceof□en(仁),whichcanbetranslate□a□□□enevolence"or"hu□a□enes□."□ccordingtoConfuciu□,□enisthefundamenta□□i□tu□thatdefineshum□nn□ture□n□□uide□mor□l□e□avior.Daoistphi□□sop□ers,onth□other□and,□□c□□edonth□nat□ralandspon□□neousaspectsofh□man□ature,advoca□ingf□ra□eturntosi□pli□□tyandharmonywit□theDao(道),ortheW□y□□/□>□p>Thecon□□pt□f□enZhaDeBenYuanca□□e□raced□ackto□ncientChinese□hilosophy,p□rticularlyConf□cianismand□□o□sm.Confucius,oneof□he□os□□nflue□tialphilosophersinChi□es□history,em□ha□izedtheimportance□fRen(仁),whichc□nbetrans□a□edas"benevole□c□"or□huma□□ness."Acco□din□to□onfuci□s,Re□□sthe□undame□tal□irtuethatd□finesh□mannatureandguide□mo□albeha□ior.□aoist□hilo□ophers,o□t□eoth□rh□nd,focused□nt□enaturala□ds□on□aneousaspectsof□□mannatu□e,a□voca□ingforare□ur□□os□□plic□ty□ndharmonywiththeDao(道),ortheWa□.□> Theconc□pto□RenZhaDeBenYuancanbetracedbackto□nci□ntChinesephil□soph□,parti□ularlyConfucianis□andDaoism.□□nfuci□□,oneoft□emos□influentia□phi□□s□pher□□nChinesehi□to□y,e□pha□iz□dthei□□ortanceofRen□□),wh□□hcanbetranslatedas"b□n□volence□□r"hu□a□eness."□ccord□□□toConfucius,□□nisthefunda□entalvirt□e□hatdef□neshumannat□□eand□uidesmo□albe□avio□.Daoi□tphi□o□ophers,ont□□o□her□and,focusedon□henat□ra□andspon□□ne□us□sp□cts□fhumannatur□,□dvocatingf□ra□et□rntosimpli□itya□dharm□□ywi□ht□eDao(道)□□r□heWay. Th□concept□f□e□Zha□□BenYua□canbetracedbacktoan□i□ntChi□esephil□s□phy,part□cularlyCo□fucia□is□andD□oism.Conf□cius□oneo□t□□mostinfluenti□lph□los□ph□□s□nChi□esehis□ory,□mp□a□izedth□im□ortanceof□en□□),which□anbe□ran□lated□s"b□nev□lenc□"□□"hu□□n□ne□s."Accordingt□Confuciu□,R□nisth□fundam□n□alvir□uethatdefin□shumann□t□reandg□idesmo□albe□a□ior.D□o□st□hilosophers,onthe□therh□nd,focusedont□e□a□u□alandspontan□ousaspectsofhumannature,advoca□ingforare□urntos□□plicityandha□mon□w□thth□Dao(道)□ortheWay□ Theconcep□ofRenZhaDe□enYuancanbetra□edbacktoanc□entChi□esephilosophy,par□icularl□Con□ucianis□an□Daoi□m.Confu□ius□on□oft□e□ostinflue□tialphilosophersin□hinesehisto□y,emphasizedtheimportanc□ofRen(仁),which□anbetranslate□as□benevolence"or"humanene□s."□c□or□in□toConfu□ius,□□ni□thefundamentalvir□uethatdefi□eshumannatur□andguid□smoralbeh□v□or□Daois□p□iloso□her□,ont□eotherha□d,f□cus□donthenatu□alandsp□ntaneo□saspec□sofhumannature,□dv□catin□forareturnt□simplicityand□armon□w□t□□he□ao(□),ortheWay.