Theco□ce□t□□Ren□haDeBenYuancanbe□□a□□dbacktoa□□ien□Chineseph□loso□hy□pa□tic□lar□yC□nfuci□□ismand□ao□sm.C□nfuciu□□oneofthemosti□fl□entia□phi□o□□p□er□in□h□ne□eh□□□ory,em□□asiz□dthe□m□or□anceofRe□□□),w□ic□c□nb□trans□□tedas"b□□evo□e□□e"or"□□man□ne□s."Accordingto□onfu□i□s□Ren□□t□□□u□d□□entalvirt□□□□a□defineshuman□a□ur□□ndguide□□oralb□hav□□r.Da□is□ph□□os□phe□s,ontheotherhand,foc□sedont□enatur□la□□spo□tan□o□saspe□tsof□uma□nat□re,advocatin□□o□a□eturn□□□□□□licit□andh□rmon□wi□□theDao□道),o□□h□□ay□Thec□□□eptof□en□ha□e□e□Yua□ca□be□□□ced□ack□o□nci□ntChi□e□ephil□so□h□,p□rt□cular□yConfuc□a□is□an□Daoism.Conf□□□us,□neof□□emo□tin□luenti□lphilo□op□er□□nChineseh□s□ory,emp□asi□e□the□mp□□tanceofRen(仁),w□ich□anbetr□□sl□ted□s"ben□□olence"or"h□□anen□ss."Ac□□rdingtoConf□cius,Renis□he□un□am□□□a□vir□ue□ha□def□□esh□m□nna□ureand□u□desm□ralb□h□v□or□Da□□st□□ilosop□ers,onth□ot□er□□nd,fo□us□donthe□□tu□a□an□s□o□ta□eo□saspectsof□u□□n□at□re,a□voca□i□□□oraret□rnt□simp□□c□t□□ndharmony□□ththe□□□□□)□ortheW□□.Thecon□ep□o□Ren□haDeBenY□an□□n□□□□aced□ac□toa□ci□ntChinesep□ilos□phy,pa□ticular□yConfucia□i□man□□aoism□Co□f□□ius□on□ofthemo□tinfluential□hilosop□e□sinChineseh□story,□mp□a□□□e□□heim□o□tan□eofRen□仁□,wh□□hcan□□□ranslat□□□s□benevolen□e□or"h□manenes□□□Acc□rdi□□□oCo□fuci□□,□enis□h□f□□□a□en□□lvirtuethatdef□□eshumannatur□andgui□esm□ralbe□□vi□r□□ao□st□□iloso□hers,o□the□the□hand,foc□sedonthenaturalandspontaneousaspect□o□hu□a□□at□re,ad□oc□t□□gf□□□re□u□□tosi□plicit□and□a□□□n□with□h□D□o□道),o□t□eW□y.□□□Th□co□□ept□fR□nZhaDeB□nYuan□a□bet□□c□□□ackt□a□c□en□Chines□ph□l□sophy□p□r□icula□lyConfuci□n□sm□ndDaois□□Confucius□oneofthe□□stinfl□entialphi□os□phers□nC□□n□□ehistory,□□pha□□ze□theim□or□anc□□□Ren(□□□whi□hcanbetranslat□d□s□be□ev□len□□"or□human□ness□"Acco□d□n□□oCon□u□i□s,□□nisthe□un□amen□a□virtueth□□□efin□□h□mannatu□□a□d□ui□es□ora□beh□□ior□Dao□stp□ilo□op□ers,ontheoth□rhand□□o□us□□o□□□□n□tu□□□□□ds□□□ta□e□us□spe□ts□□□uma□nature,ad□ocatin□forar□□urn□osimpli□itya□d□armonywiththe□□o(□),or□h□□□y□" />
Th□conceptofR□nZhaDe□enYu□□canbetr□cedbackt□ancientChine□ephilosophy,□articularly□onfucian□smandDa□i□m.Con□uc□us,on□of□hemostinfluenti□lphilo□ophersinChin□s□history,empha□izedth□im□o□tance□fRen□仁),which□a□betransla□edas□be□evo□e□ce"or"humaneness□□Acc□r□ingtoCo□fucius□□enisthe□□ndamentalvirtuetha□defin□shumannatureand□uidesmoral□e□avio□.Daoist□□ilosophe□s,ontheotherha□d,fo□u□edont□enat□raland□ponta□eousaspectsofhuma□na□ure,advocatingforar□turntosimplicityan□harmonyw□ththe□ao(道)□□rth□Wa□. Th□conc□p□ofR□nZh□□eBe□□uancanb□trac□db□ckt□ancie□tCh□nesephilosophy,part□cularlyConfuci□□isma□dDaoism.Con□uci□s,one□□themo□□influenti□lphiloso□her□inChinese□istory,emphasized□heim□o□tan□eofRen(仁)□whichcanbetransl□te□□s"b□nev□len□e"or"h□manene□s.□□□cord□ngtoC□n□ucius□□enisthefundamentalvirt□ethatdefineshum□nnat□reandguidesmora□□ehav□o□□□□ois□p□ilo□op□□□s,onth□otherhand,fo□use□□nth□na□u□alandsp□n□□□eousaspect□ofhumanna□□re,advoca□□ngforaret□rn□o□□mpli□ityandharmonyw□ththeDao(道),ortheWay.□/p> Theconcept□□RenZhaDeBenYuancanbe□□ac□dbacktoan□ientChinesephilosophy□partic□lar□yConfuci□nismandDao□sm.Confucius□oneofthemostinfl□entialphilo□□p□er□inCh□ne□eh□□□ory,emp□asiz□dtheim□ortanceofRen(仁),w□ichc□nbetrans□□tedas"b□nevo□en□e"or"h□man□ness."Accordingto□onfuci□s□Renist□□fu□d□□entalvirt□□□□atdefineshumannature□ndguide□□oralb□hav□or.Daois□ph□los□phe□s,ontheotherhand,foc□sedont□enaturalan□spontan□ousaspectsofhuma□nature,advocatingforareturnt□si□□licit□andharmonywiththeDao□道),or□he□ay. Thec□nceptof□enZhaDe□enYua□ca□bet□□ced□ackto□ncientChinesephiloso□hy,part□cularlyConfucianis□andDaoism.Conf□□ius,□neof□hemo□tin□luenti□lphilosophers□nChineseh□story,emphasi□e□theimp□□tanceofRen(仁),whichcanbetra□slatedas"ben□volence"or"humaneness."Ac□ordingtoConfucius,Renis□he□un□am□n□a□vir□ue□ha□defi□esh□m□nna□ureand□uidesmoralb□havior□Da□ist□hilosop□ers,onth□other□and,fo□usedonthen□tu□alan□s□onta□eo□saspectsofhu□□nnature,advoca□i□□forareturntosimp□□c□t□andharmony□□ththe□□□□□)□ortheW□y. Thecon□epto□RenZhaDeBenY□an□□n□etraced□ac□toanci□ntChinesep□ilosophy,particularlyConfucia□i□man□Daoism□Conf□cius,oneofthemostinfluential□hilosop□ersinChinesehistory,□mpha□ize□□heim□o□tanceofRen□仁□,wh□chcanbe□ranslat□das"benevolence□or"humaneness□□Acc□rdi□g□oCo□fuciu□,Renis□h□fu□da□entalvirtuethatdefi□eshumannatureandguidesm□ralbe□□vi□r.Daoist□□ilosophers,onthe□the□hand,foc□sedonthenaturalandspontaneousaspect□ofhu□a□□ature,ad□oc□tingf□□are□ur□tosimplicit□andha□m□n□with□heD□o□道),o□t□eWay.