Thecon□epto□□enZh□DeBenYuanc□□b□t□ace□bac□□oanc□en□□□in□sephi□os□phy□p□r□i□u□arlyC□nfucianisma□dDaois□.C□□f□c□us,□n□□fthemo□t□n□lu□ntial□hi□o□oph□rs□nCh□n□se□ist□r□,emphasizedtheimp□r□an□eofRe□□仁□,□□□chcan□□translatedas□be□e□ole□ce"or"hu□aneness."□ccor□ingtoCo□fuc□u□,Re□isthe□□n□a□□ntal□i□t□et□a□defineshum□nnature□n□gu□desm□r□□b□h□□ior□□a□istph□□□□□pher□,ont□eotherh□nd□focu□edon□he□aturalan□sp□ntan□□usasp□c□so□humann□tur□□□dv□c□t□ngfora□□□□rn□□□□m□□□cityan□□ar□□nyw□ththeD□o(□□,or□□eW□y□□□p>Thec□ncepto□□□nZh□DeBenYua□ca□b□tr□cedba□kt□a□c□e□□□□in□s□philo□□ph□,particularly□onfuc□ani□m□nd□aoi□m.Co□f□ci□s□□neof□hemosti□flue□□□al□hilo□o□hersi□Ch□ne□ehist□ry□empha□□z□dth□□m□ortanceof□en□仁),w□ic□canbet□a□sl□t□da□"b□nevolence□or□□uman□ness."Acc□□□□n□toC□nfucius,R□nisthe□□n□am□□□al□irt□e□hatdefi□e□hu□□□na□□r□a□□guid□sm□ral□ehavio□□D□oistphi□os□□h□r□,o□theotherh□nd,f□cu□edonthenat□ralan□s□□□tane□usasp□□tsof□u□ann□tur□,□d□□□atin□forare□urn□osim□lic□t□and□armo□□withth□Dao(□)□or□heWay.TheconceptofR□nZhaDeBen□uanc□n□□tr□cedbacktoan□ie□tChines□phi□□sop□y,□articu□arlyC□n□ucian□sman□Daoi□m.□on□ucius,o□eo□them□st□nfl□□ntialphilo□□pher□i□C□□n□sehist□ry,em□ha□i□□dtheim□□□tanc□□fRen(仁),whi□h□□□be□□a□s□a□□□as"benevo□□□ce"or"□umane□ess."A□cor□i□gtoC□nfucius,R□nisth□fundament□□vir□□□□□atd□□in□s□□mannatur□andgui□e□mo□a□beh□vi□r.Daoi□tp□□l□soph□□□□□□□□□otherhand,focuse□□□t□enat□ra□a□dspontaneousas□ec□sof□uma□n□tur□,□d□□cati□□forar□turntosi□pl□c□tyan□harmon□□iththeDa□(□),ortheWay." />
Theconc□p□ofRenZhaDeBenYuancan□etra□ed□ackt□ancien□Chi□es□philosophy,p□□t□cul□rl□Co□fucianisman□D□o□sm.Confucius,o□eofthemostinfluen□ialph□losophersin□hinesehistor□,e□ph□sizedtheimpor□ance□fRen□仁)□□h□chcanbetr□nslated□□□ben□v□l□nce□or"humanenes□."A□cor□in□toConf□c□u□,Renis□hefundam□□talvi□tuet□atdefineshu□an□□turea□d□u□desmoralbehavior□Daoistp□□l□s□phers,ontheother□and,focuse□onth□na□ura□a□dsponta□eousaspectsof□umannature,advoc□t□n□foraretu□ntosim□l□cityandhar□onywiththeDao(□),ortheWay. Thecon□epto□RenZhaDeBenYuanc□□bet□ace□backtoancient□hin□sephilos□phy□par□i□ularlyConfucianisma□dDaois□.C□□fuc□us,oneofthemo□t□n□lu□ntialphi□o□oph□rs□nChinese□ist□ry,emphasizedtheimp□r□anceofRe□□仁□,w□ichcan□etranslatedas"benevolence"or"humaneness."Accor□ingtoConfucius,Re□isthe□□ndamentalvi□tuet□atdefineshumannature□ndgu□desmoralb□h□vior□□a□istphil□□ophers,ontheotherhand□focu□edon□he□aturalan□spontan□□usaspec□sofhumannatur□□□dvoc□t□ngforaret□rnt□□impl□cityan□□ar□□nywiththeD□o(□),or□heWay□□□p> Thec□nceptofR□nZh□DeBenYua□canb□tr□cedba□kt□a□cie□□C□in□s□philosoph□,particularly□onfuc□ani□m□nd□aoi□m.Co□f□ci□s,□neof□hemosti□fluential□hilo□o□hersinChinesehistory□empha□□z□dth□im□ortanceof□en□仁),w□ic□canbet□ansl□tedas"benevolence"or□□uman□ness."AccordingtoConfucius,R□nisthe□□ndam□n□alvirtuethatdefi□e□hu□annatur□andguid□smoralbehavio□□D□oistphi□osoph□r□,ontheotherh□nd,f□cu□edonthenaturalands□□ntaneousasp□□tsof□u□annature,□d□ocatin□forareturntosim□licit□and□armonywiththeDao(□)□ortheWay. TheconceptofR□nZhaDeBen□uancan□etracedbacktoan□ientChines□philosop□y,particu□arlyC□nfucian□smandDaoism.□onfucius,oneo□them□st□nfluentialphilo□□pher□i□C□inesehist□ry,empha□izedtheimp□□tanc□□fRen(仁),whi□hc□□be□□a□sla□e□as"benevol□nce"or"humaneness."A□cor□ingtoC□nfucius,Renisthefundament□□vir□□e□□atde□in□sh□mannatur□andgui□esmo□a□behavior.Daoi□tphil□soph□□s,□nth□otherhand,focusedo□t□enatura□andspontaneousas□ectsof□uma□natur□,□dvocati□□forar□turntosimplicityandharmon□□iththeDa□(□),ortheWay.