□heconce□tofR□nZh□DeBenYuan□anb□tr□□edba□k□□□ncient□□inese□h□losophy□part□cularlyCon□ucianismandDa□ism.Co□fu□iu□,on□o□th□m□sti□fl□□ntialp□□□osoph□rsinChinese□istor□,e□p□as□□edthe□mpor□an□eofR□n(仁),w□i□□□anbe□r□□slate□as"be□□□olen□e"or"hu□□ne□es□."Ac□□r□i□□toConfuci□s,Ren□s□he□undame□t□lvi□tuethatd□fine□hu□anna□ureandgui□e□mor□□b□ha□i□□□Da□istphi□osophe□□□onth□ot□e□h□□□,f□c□s□do□the□□t□rala□□sp□□tan□□□□as□e□□s□□huma□n□tu□e,ad□□□atingfo□□r□□urntos□mplicityan□h□rmo□yw□t□theD□o(□),o□□he□a□.Theco□ce□tofRenZhaD□BenYua□can□□trac□dbacktoa□cie□t□hi□esephil□sophy,p□r□□cu□a□lyC□nf□□□anis□□ndDa□□sm.Con□ucius□oneof□□□m□s□inf□u□ntia□philo□□ph□□□i□Chin□□ehisto□y□emphas□z□d□h□□mportanceofR□n(仁),whichc□nb□tr□ns□at□□a□"b□ne□□lence□□r"human□n□s□."□cc□rdin□□oC□□fu□□us,□e□is□he□undamen□□lvirtuetha□defineshu□ann□t□reandgui□es□oral□ehav□o□.Daoist□h□□□□□phers,o□the□therhan□,focu□edonthenat□ra□□ndsp□ntane□us□spectsofhu□an□□t□re,ad□o□□ti□g□or□re□urn□□simplicityand□□rm□□ywiththe□ao(□)□or□□□Way." />
Theconcepto□Re□Zh□□eBenYuancanbetrace□backtoancie□tC□i□esephilosophy□parti□□larlyCon□ucia□isma□dDaoism.C□nfuc□us,o□eofthemostinflu□n□ial□□□loso□h□r□inC□in□sehisto□□,□mphasizedtheimpor□an□□□fRen(仁),which□anbetra□sla□edas"bene□□□en□e"or"hu□a□□ness."Accor□ingtoCo□fu□ius,Re□ist□ef□ndamentalvi□tu□t□atdefineshuma□naturean□gui□esmoralbe□av□or.Daoistp□iloso□h□rs,ont□eo□herhand,focu□edonthe□atural□ndspont□neousas□ect□o□humanna□□re,□dvocat□ngfor□returntosi□pl□citya□d□armo□ywiththeDao(道),ortheWay.□/p><□>Thec□□ceptofRenZhaDe□e□Yu□□ca□betrace□backt□ancientChine□eph□los□□hy,□articularlyConfucianisman□D□oism.C□nfu□ius,□neofthemostinfluen□ialphil□soph□rsinChine□eh□sto□y□emphasizedtheim□□rtanceofRen□仁),whichcanbe□ransl□tedas"b□nevolence"or"humaneness."Accord□ngt□Confuc□u□,Re□is□hefunda□ent□lvirtuethatdefineshumannaturea□dguidesmo□al□ehavior.Daoistphilosop□ers□o□th□other□and,f□□u□edonthe□a□uralands□o□t□neousaspectsof□uma□n□ture,advocatin□forare□□r□tosimplicityandharmonywit□t□□D□o□道),o□□□eWay.□/p> Thec□□c□pto□□e□ZhaDeBenYuancan□□tr□cedbacktoa□cientChin□seph□l□sop□y,particularlyConf□cianis□a□dDaoism.Confuci□s,oneo□themostinflue□t□alp□i□osopher□inChinesehistory□□mphasized□heim□or□anceo□Re□(仁)□whichca□b□translatedas"b□nev□l□nce"or"h□manen□ss."A□cor□i□g□oConfucius,Renisthefundamenta□virtuethatdefineshumann□tur□andgu□desmoralbeh□vior.Daois□philo□□phers,o□theother□and,fo□□s□donthenat□□alands□o□tan□ous□spectsofhu□a□natur□,advo□a□□ng□ora□eturntosimpl□cityandharmonywitht□□D□o(道),ortheWay. Theconce□tofRenZhaDeBenY□□ncanbetra□edbacktoancientChinesephi□oso□h□,pa□tic□larlyConf□cian□sman□Daoism.Conf□ciu□,o□□□fth□most□n□□uent□a□philosophersinChines□history,emphasizedtheimpo□tanceofRen(仁),whic□can□etra□slatedas"benevolence□o□"□umaneness□"A□cordingt□C□□fucius,Renisthe□undamen□alvirtuetha□de□in□shuma□natureandgui□esmoralbehavior.Daois□□hil□sophers,o□□heotherhan□,focu□e□onthenatura□□n□sp□n□aneou□□spectsofhu□□□na□□re,advoc□tingforaretu□nt□simpl□cityandharm□nywit□the□ao(道),ortheWay□□/p><□>□heconceptofR□nZhaDeBenYuancanb□tracedba□k□□□ncientC□inese□hilosophy,particularlyConfucianismandDaoism.Co□fucius,on□ofthemostinfluentialphilosoph□rsinChinesehistor□,e□phas□□edthe□mportan□eofR□n(仁),w□ic□canbetr□□slate□as"bene□olen□e"or"hu□□ne□es□."Accor□i□□toConfucius,Ren□sthe□undame□talvi□tuethatdefineshumannatureandgui□e□mor□□b□ha□i□□.Daoistphilosopher□□ontheot□e□h□nd,foc□sedo□the□□t□ralan□sp□□taneo□saspec□s□fhuma□nature,advocatingforareturntos□mplicityan□h□rmo□ywiththeD□o(道),or□heWa□. Theco□ce□tofRenZhaD□BenYua□can□etrac□dbacktoancie□tChinesephil□sophy,p□r□icula□lyC□nf□□□anis□andDa□□sm.Con□ucius□oneoft□□m□stinflu□ntialphilo□□ph□□si□Chin□sehistory□emphas□zedtheimportanceofR□n(仁),whichc□nb□translat□□as"bene□□lence□□r"humanenes□."□ccordin□toCo□fucius,Re□is□hefundamen□alvirtuethatdefineshu□annat□reandgui□esmoral□ehav□or.Daoist□h□los□phers,o□the□therhan□,focusedonthenat□ra□□ndspontaneous□spectsofhu□an□□t□re,advo□ati□gfor□return□□simplicityandh□rm□□ywiththe□ao(道)□or□h□Way.