T□econceptofRen□h□□e□en□□ancanbetrace□b□c□to□□□□e□tC□i□ese□hilos□□hy,par□□c□larly□□nfucian□sm□n□D□ois□.Conf□c□□□□□n□□□th□□o□t□nflu□□ti□□p□ilo□□ph□rsin□hi□□sehisto□y□□m□□□si□□dtheim□ortan□eofRen(仁)□w□ichcan□etra□slateda□"b□nevolence"□r□h□ma□eness."Acc□rdi□gto□on□u□i□s,Renis□hefundam□ntalvirt□etha□d□□inesh□□an□□tu□eandgu□des□oralb□hav□or.Da□istph□lo□ophers,o□□heoth□r□and,foc□sedon□henaturala□d□pon□a□eou□aspectsofhumann□ture,ad□oc□□□□□fo□a□eturnto□im□li□itya□□h□rmo□□withtheD□□(□□,ort□eWa□.TheconceptofRe□ZhaDeBenYuan□□nbet□□c□□□ack□o□n□ie□□Chi□esephilosoph□,p□□tic□□arlyCon□□c□□n□s□a□dDa□ism□□o□□□□□u□,□□eo□the□□st□n□l□enti□l□hilosopher□inChi□e□e□is□□r□,em□h□□iz□dthe□mport□nce□f□en(仁)□whic□□anb□t□a□□la□edas"bene□olence"or□□uma□eness."Ac□o□□i□□to□onf□□i□s,Re□isthefu□dam□n□a□v□rt□ethat□□fin□shuman□atu□□a□□□uid□s□□ralbeh□□□or.□aoi□t□hilo□□phers,o□th□ot□erh□nd,f□cusedo□□□□na□u□aland□□on□□ne□usaspe□tsofhumann□ture,□d□ocatingforar□turntos□m□□icityandha□monywiththeDao(□),orthe□ay.Thec□ncep□□□Re□Z□aDeBen□□anca□b□t□acedba□ktoanci□ntChinesephi□□s□phy,pa□ti□ularlyConfuci□n□smandDaoi□m.Confu□□□s,□ne□□□□emosti□flu□n□□al□□□loso□he□sinChine□ehis□□□y,emph□sizedtheim□orta□c□o□Ren(仁),w□□chcanb□translated□s□benevo□en□e"□□"hu□an□nes□."□cco□di□gtoC□nfu□□□□,Renisthefun□am□nta□virtu□th□□□efi□□shuman□atu□□□nd□□i□esm□□a□beh□v□□r.Da□i□□philos□phe□s,o□theoth□□ha□d□fo□usedo□t□enat□□al□n□spont□neou□aspectsofh□ma□nature,adv□□ati□gf□ra□eturnt□□implic□t□□□d□arm□n□□ith□heDao□道□,or□heWay." />
Theconcep□ofRenZh□□eBenYuan□anbetra□□dbac□toan□i□ntChin□□ep□ilosophy□particul□rlyCo□fuc□□nismandDaoism.C□nfu□ius,oneofthem□□tinf□uentialphil□s□phersin□hinesehist□ry,emphasizedthe□□p□rta□ceofRen(仁)□whichc□nbetransl□te□as□bene□olenc□"or□hum□n□□ess.□Ac□o□d□ngtoConfucius,Renis□h□fundamentalvi□tue□hatdefineshumanna□ure□ndguidesmoralb□h□vio□.□ao□s□philosophers,□nt□eotherhand,□ocu□edonthenat□r□□an□spontaneousaspe□tsofhumannat□re,a□vocatin□foraretu□nto□i□pl□□i□yan□har□onywith□heDa□□道),ortheWay. □heconceptofRe□Zh□DeB□□Yuan□anbet□□cedba□ktoa□□ientChine□ephilosophy,particularl□Co□fuc□ani□mandDaoism.C□nfuci□s,oneofthemo□□influenti□lphilosop□ersinChinesehistory,□mphasiz□dth□importanceofRen(仁),whichcan□□tra□slatedas"benevolence"□r"hum□neness.□AccordingtoConfucius,Renis□he□undamenta□vi□tu□tha□d□fineshumannaturean□g□idesmoralbeh□vior.Daoistphi□□sophers,ontheothe□hand,f□cus□do□thenat□ralandspontaneous□spectsofhumannat□re,advocatingfo□ar□turntosimplicit□□ndh□r□onywiththeDao(道),or□heW□y.<□p> □hec□□□e□t□fRe□Zha□eBenYu□ncanb□t□acedbackto□n□ientChi□esephilosophy,partic□la□lyCo□□ucianisman□Daoi□m□Co□□uciu□,on□o□themostinfluentialphilo□ophersinChinesehis□ory,emphasizedtheimpor□a□ceo□□en(仁□,wh□□hcanbe□ranslatedas"b□nevole□ce"or"□□□anene□s."Accordingto□□nfuc□u□□Reni□thefundamen□al□irtuethatdefineshuman□atur□a□dguide□moralbehavior.Dao□s□phil□□op□□rs□□n□he□□her□and,focu□ed□nthe□atur□landspont□neousaspectsofhu□annature□adv□cati□g□ora□eturnto□□mpli□□tyand□ar□onywi□hth□Dao(道□,□rtheWa□.□/□> T□econceptofRen□haDeBenY□ancanbetrace□b□c□toa□□□entC□i□esephilos□□hy,par□□c□larly□onfucian□sm□n□Daois□.Conf□ciu□□□n□□□the□o□t□nflu□□tialphilo□□phersin□hi□□sehistory□emp□□si□edtheimportanceofRen(仁)□whichcan□etranslatedas"b□nevolence"or□huma□eness."Acc□rdi□gto□onfuci□s,Renisthefundam□ntalvirt□ethatd□□ineshuman□□tu□eandgu□desmoralb□havior.Da□istphilo□ophers,o□□heoth□rhand,focusedonthenaturala□d□pon□a□eou□aspectsofhumannature,ad□oc□ti□gfo□areturntosim□licitya□dh□rmo□□withtheDao(□),ortheWa□. TheconceptofRe□ZhaDeBenYuancanbet□ace□back□o□n□ien□Chi□esephilosophy,particu□arlyCon□uci□nis□a□dDaoism□□onfuc□u□,oneofthe□□stinfl□enti□lphilosophersinChi□e□e□ist□ry,em□h□□izedthe□mport□nce□fRen(仁),whic□□anbet□an□latedas"bene□olence"or"□uma□eness."Ac□o□din□toConfu□i□s,Re□isthefundam□nta□virtuethat□□fineshumannatur□an□guid□sm□ralbeh□□ior.□aoistphilo□□phers,onth□otherhand,focusedo□thena□u□aland□□ontaneousaspe□tsofhumannature,advocatingforareturntosim□licityandharmonywiththeDao(道),orthe□ay. Thec□ncept□fRenZ□aDeBenY□ancanbet□acedbacktoanci□ntChinesephil□sophy,pa□ticularlyConfucian□smandDaoism.Confu□□□s,□ne□f□hemostinfluen□□alp□ilosophersinChinesehist□□y,emphasizedtheimportanceofRen(仁),w□ichcanb□translatedas□benevo□en□e"□r"humaneness."□cco□dingtoConfuc□□□,Renisthefun□am□ntalvirtuethat□efi□eshumannatu□□□nd□□i□esm□ra□beh□v□or.Da□istphilos□phers,o□theothe□ha□d□focusedo□t□enat□□al□n□spont□neou□aspectsofh□mannature,adv□cati□gfora□eturnt□simplic□t□□ndharm□n□□iththeDao□道),or□heWay.□>