Theconcep□of□en□h□DeB□□□ua□canbetr□c□dba□kto□nci□ntChine□□phi□□soph□,p□rtic□□a□l□C□n□u□ianis□andDaoism.Confu□i□s,on□oft□emos□□□fluentialp□□l□sopher□□nCh□□□se□ist□□y,e□p□□s□□e□□□ei□p□rtanceofR□n(□)□□hich□an□□transla□e□as"benevolence"or"hum□neness."Accord□ngtoC□□f□□iu□,□e□is□□e□undamentalvirtue□□□t□□fi□e□human□□t□□□an□guid□s□□r□l□ehavi□r□D□oi□□□□□l□sop□e□s,□n□□eotherha□d□□oc□□edonthenatur□landspon□□n□□□□□s□□ctsofhumannat□re□ad□o□□□i□□fora□e□urntosi□pl□cit□□□dha□monyw□□htheDao(□□,□r□he□ay.□□p□□p>T□econceptofR□nZhaDeB□nYuancanb□trac□d□□□kt□a□ci□n□Ch□ne□e□hilos□p□□,partic□larl□Confu□iani□m□n□Daois□□□o□□□□ius,□neofth□mos□in□□u□□□ialphiloso□□ersinChin□s□history,emphasizedthei□porta□ceo□□en(仁□,□h□ch□□nb□t□ans□□□e□a□"benev□le□ce"or"humane□ess.□A□cordingtoCon□uci□s□Renisthe□□nd□ment□□vi□□□e□hatd□fin□shu□ann□tur□□□dg□□de□moralbeha□ior□Daoistp□□l□sop□er□,ontheoth□rh□□d,f□cuse□o□t□□na□u□al□n□□p□nt□□eousa□pects□□hu□an□at□□□,a□voca□ingfo□□returntosim□l□c□tyandharm□□ywi□htheD□□□□),o□theWay.T□e□o□ce□tofR□n□haD□BenY□a□can□et□acedbac□□oa□cientChines□ph□lo□ophy□p□rt□cu□□rlyConfu□i□nismandDaois□□Confuc□us□oneo□th□□o□tin□□u□nt□alphilos□□hers□□□hines□□ist□ry□e□phas□zedthe□mport□n□□ofRen□仁),which□anbe□ranslatedas□□en□□o□en□□□or□□uman□ne□s."□ccord□ngtoC□nfuc□us,□□n□sthefun□a□ent□lvir□□□that□efi□eshum□□natur□and□□□d□□□o□□□□eh□□io□.Daoistp□i□osophers,ontheoth□□hand,f□c□s□donth□□at□ral□ndspo□tane□u□□spects□□□um□n□ature,a□vocati□gfo□are□□rntos□mpl□city□ndha□□o□□□it□□he□□o□道□,□□□h□□ay.□/□>□p>The□oncep□o□R□nZhaDeBen□u□□□anbetraced□ackt□an□□e□tCh□nese□□□losophy,parti□ularly□on□ucianis□□□dDa□is□.C□nfuc□us,one□fthem□stinfluent□□l□hilo□op□□r□inChineseh□s□or□□emphas□z□d□□□importanceofRe□□仁),whichca□bet□ans□atedas"□e□evo□ence"□r□□um□nenes□."□ccord□n□toC□nfuci□s,Re□i□the□un□amenta□v□r□u□th□t□efin□□□□m□n□a□u□□□n□□uidesmoralbeha□□□□.D□o□□tp□i□□□ophe□s,on□heo□herhan□,□□c□se□□nthen□□ur□landspon□□□□o□sas□□cts□fhumannat□re□advocati□gfo□ar□□u□ntosim□l□c□□yandharmonywiththeD□o(道)□orthe□ay." />
Th□□oncep□o□RenZha□eBe□Yuancanbe□□□□□dbacktoancientChine□ephil□sophy,pa□ticularlyConfucianismandDaois□.C□nfucius,oneofthemosti□f□uenti□□p□ilo□o□hersinChinese□□story□emphasiz□dtheimportanceof□en(仁),wh□chcanbetranslatedas"be□ev□lence"or"humaneness."Accordingto□onfuc□us,R□nisthefun□ament□l□ir□uethatde□i□e□huma□natureandguidesmoral□eha□ior.Daoi□t□hilo□opher□,ontheot□erhand,focus□□□nt□□natural□nds□ontaneousaspectsofhumannature,advocatingfora□eturnt□□implici□yan□harm□nywit□□heDao(道),o□theWa□.□/p> TheconceptofRen□h□DeB□nYua□canbetrac□dbacktoancientChine□ephi□□sophy,partic□□a□lyCon□u□ianis□andDaoism.Confucius,on□ofthemost□nfluentialp□□losopher□□nCh□nesehist□ry,emp□□s□ze□□heimportanceofRen(仁)□□hichcan□□transla□e□as"benevolence"or"hum□neness."AccordingtoC□□f□cius,□e□ist□efundamentalvirtuethat□□fine□human□at□□□andguid□sm□ral□ehavi□r.D□oi□tp□□losop□ers,ont□eotherhand,□oc□sedonthenaturalandspont□ne□us□s□ectsofhumannature□advoca□i□□forare□urntosimplicity□ndha□monyw□ththeDao(□),or□heWay.□/p>□p>T□econceptofRenZhaDeB□nYuancanb□trac□dba□ktoa□cien□Chine□e□hilos□phy,particularl□Confucianisman□Daois□.□o□f□□ius,□neofthemostin□luen□ialphiloso□hersinChin□s□history,emphasizedthei□portanceo□Ren(仁□,which□anbet□ansl□□edas"benev□lence"or"humaneness.□AccordingtoConfuci□s,Renisthe□und□ment□□vi□□□ethatd□fin□shumann□tur□□□dguide□moralbehavior□Daoistphil□sopher□,ontheotherh□□d,f□cusedo□thena□u□al□n□□p□ntaneousaspects□□human□ature,a□voca□ingfo□□returntosim□l□c□tyandharmonywiththeDao□□),o□theWay.<□p> The□o□ce□tofRenZhaD□BenYuancanbet□acedback□oa□cientChinesephilosophy,p□rticularlyConfucianismandDaoism□Confuc□us□oneofthe□o□tinf□u□ntialphilos□□hers□□Chines□□ist□ry□e□phasizedtheimportanceofRen□仁),which□anbe□ranslatedas□bene□o□en□□"or"□umanene□s."□ccord□ngtoC□nfucius,R□n□sthefundament□lvirt□□thatdefi□eshuma□natureandg□□de□mo□□□beha□ior.Daoistp□i□osophers,ontheoth□□hand,f□c□s□donthe□aturalandspo□tane□u□□spects□fhum□n□ature,advocatingfo□areturntos□mplicity□ndharmonywit□theD□o□道□,or□he□ay.□/□>□p>The□oncep□o□RenZhaDeBen□u□□□anbetraced□acktoanc□e□tChinese□□ilosophy,parti□ularlyConfucianis□andDa□is□.Confucius,one□fthem□stinfluent□□l□hilo□op□□rsinChinesehistor□,emphas□z□d□h□importanceofRen(仁),whichca□betranslatedas"□e□evolence"□r"□umaneness."□ccord□n□toC□nfuci□s,Re□isthe□un□amenta□v□rtueth□t□efine□□□m□n□a□ur□an□guidesmoralbehavio□.Daoistp□i□□sophe□s,on□heo□herhand,foc□sedonthena□ur□landspon□a□□ousas□ects□fhumannat□re□advocati□gfo□ar□turntosimpl□ci□yandharmonywiththeDao(道)□ortheWay.