T□econcepto□RenZ□□DeBenYuanca□b□trac□d□□c□toan□ien□Chin□□ephilosoph□□p□□ticu□a□lyConfu□ianismandDa□□s□.Confuciu□□□neofthemos□□□fluent□a□philo□ophe□□inC□ines□h□□t□ry,e□□hasiz□□□□□□mp□rtanceofR□n(仁)□w□ic□canbe□□ansla□□das"benev□len□□"or□huma□ene□s□□Ac□□rdingtoConfucius,R□nis□□efunda□entalv□rtu□t□at□e□ines□uman□ature□□dguide□mor□l□eha□io□□□aoistph□los□phers,o□theotherhan□,□ocu□□d□□th□□aturaland□pontane□u□aspectsofhum□nna□u□e,a□vocat□ngforar□tur□t□sim□□icity□nd□□rmo□y□□t□□heDao(道),□□□h□□ay□□p□Theco□ceptofRenZ□□DeBenYuancanb□tracedba□ktoancie□t□□□ne□□philosophy,□ar□□□u□arl□□onfuc□an□smandD□□□sm.Confuci□s,o□eo□th□mostinfluentialph□losop□□rsinChi□ese□i□to□y,e□phasi□□dt□eimport□□ce□fR□□(仁□,□h□chca□b□t□a□s□at□das□benev□□ence"or"□uma□ene□□."Acco□di□gtoCon□u□ius□Re□isthe□u□□□m□□ta□virt□ethatdefi□□□h□mannatu□ea□□guidesmo□albeha□ior.□aoi□□p□il□soph□□□,onthe□t□erhand,□□cuse□onthenatura□□nd□pon□□neo□sa□pects□□humanna□□re,advoc□t□ng□□□aret□r□tosi□p□icity□ndha□mon□□it□theDao(道□□□rth□□ay□□/□>□p>□heconc□□tofRe□Zha□□BenYu□nca□□etr□ce□b□□□to□□c□□ntC□i□□sephiloso□h□,par□□□ul□rly□on□u□ianis□and□a□is□□C□n□uci□s□oneo□□he□ostinfluentialphilo□□phers□□Chi□□□eh□□□o□y□emphasizedth□□□□o□tanc□ofRen(仁),wh□chc□nbe□ranslate□as"ben□volen□e"or□h□m□ne□□s□."A□co□din□toConfuciu□□□enisthef□nd□□□□□al□□r□uethatd□f□nes□umanna□urea□dguides□or□□□eh□□□or.Daoist□h□losoph□rs,□□□□□□the□□□nd□focusedo□the□atu□a□□nd□p□ntan□ousas□ect□ofh□ma□nature□a□v□ca□ing□ora□etur□□□□im□lici□y□ndhar□□□y□iththeD□□(道),□r□heWay.T□e□o□c□□□of□en□haDe□□nYuan□anbetrace□bac□to□nc□ent□□i□es□philo□ophy,part□cula□□□Con□□□□an□smandD□□is□.C□□fuciu□□o□eofth□mo□ti□flu□n□ia□phi□os□pher□inChi□□s□h□□□ory,e□ph□size□thei□p□rt□n□eofRen□仁),whic□□a□□et□□ns□a□□□a□"b□□evo□enc□"o□"humaneness."□c□o□d□□gtoC□nf□cius,Renis□hefundamentalvirtuet□□tde□ines□umannatu□ean□guid□□m□□al□□havior□Dao□□tp□□□os□ph□r□,□nth□otherh□□□,fo□□sedon□henat□□a□a□dsp□ntaneousaspectso□h□m□nnature,ad□□□□tingfora□□tu□n□os□mp□icityandhar□onywi□h□heDa□□道)□or□heWa□." />
Theconceptof□en□haD□BenYuanc□nbetracedbackto□nci□□□Chinesephilosophy,p□rti□u□ar□y□onfuc□anismandDaoi□m□Confucius,one□fthemostinfl□ent□□lphi□oso□her□inChines□his□ory,em□hasize□th□□mpo□□a□ceo□Ren(仁),wh□chcanbetransla□□□□s"benevolence"or"human□ness."Accor□□ngt□Con□uciu□,□e□□sthefun□am□ntalvir□u□thatdefi□eshu□annatureandguidesmoralbehavi□r.Daoistphilosop□ers,ontheothe□hand,□ocusedonth□□aturalandspon□aneousas□ectso□humannature,adv□cati□gforaret□rn□osimplicityand□□□monywiththeDao(道),o□□heWay. The□oncep□of□enZhaDeBe□Yuanc□nbetrace□□□cktoancientChines□philo□□p□□,particula□□yConfucianismandDaoism.C□nfucius,o□eofthemostinfluential□hi□osophersinC□inesehist□ry,emphas□zed□□ei□portan□eo□Ren(□),whic□canbet□anslatedas"be□evolence"or"h□mane□ess."AccordingtoConfu□ius,Ren□sthef□□damentalvi□tuethatdef□ne□humannatu□e□ndguidesmo□al□e□av□or.Dao□□tp□i□osophe□s,□ntheotherh□□d,f□cu□edonthenaturala□dspo□tane□u□a□p□ct□ofh□man□ature,ad□ocat□ngforaretu□ntos□mp□icityandharmo□□wi□□theDao(道),or□h□Wa□.□□□> Theconcepto□RenZh□DeBenYuancanb□trac□d□acktoan□ien□Chin□□ephilosoph□,p□rticula□lyConfu□ianismandDa□□s□.Confuciu□,□neofthemosti□fluent□alphilosophersinChinesehi□t□ry,emphasiz□□□□□□mportanceofRen(仁),w□ichcanbe□ransla□□das"benev□len□e"or"humanene□s□"AccordingtoConfucius,R□nis□□efunda□entalv□rtu□t□at□e□ines□umannatureandguide□moralbehavior□□aoistph□losophers,o□theotherhan□,focused□□th□□aturalandspontaneou□aspectsofhumannatu□e,a□vocat□ngforareturnt□sim□licityand□□rmo□y□iththeDao(道),orthe□ay□ Theconc□□tof□enZhaDe□□nYuancanbetrace□bac□to□nc□entChi□es□philosophy,part□cula□□□Conf□cian□smandDaoism.C□□fucius,o□eofthemostinflu□n□ialphilos□phersinChin□s□h□story,e□phasizedthei□port□n□eofRen(仁),which□an□etr□ns□at□das"be□evo□enc□"o□"humaneness."Acco□di□gtoC□nfucius,Renisthefundamentalvirtuet□□tde□ines□umannatu□ean□guide□m□ral□ehavior.Daoi□tp□□los□ph□r□,ontheotherh□□□,foc□sedonthenat□rala□dsp□ntaneousaspectso□hum□nnature,ad□oc□tingfora□etu□ntosimp□icityandharmonywi□h□heDao□道)□ortheWay.