□p□□hecon□□pto□R□nZ□aD□BenYu□□□a□b□tra□ed□acktoan□□entC□i□eseph□□osophy,p□rticu□a□l□Con□u□i□□ismandDaois□.Co□□u□ius,□neofthe□ost□nf□□e□tialphi□□□□phersinC□in□□ehistor□,□m□ha□i□edth□□□po□tance□fR□n(□□□whi□hca□□etra□□□atedas"b□□evolenc□"□r"h□manen□ss.□□cc□□□ingto□o□fucius,Reni□thefundamentalvi□tu□that□□□in□□h□m□nnatu□□andgu□□esmo□□□□eh□vi□□.□aoist□hi□□so□□□□s,onthe□therha□d,□ocuse□□nthena□u□alandspontane□□sa□pect□□fhu□an□atu□e,a□vocati□□f□□a□e□ur□tosim□licitya□dharmon□withth□Dao□□),ortheWay.Thec□nc□ptofRe□ZhaDeB□□Yuancanb□tr□c□dbac□toan□i□ntChines□□□□loso□hy,□art□cula□lyConfu□i□n□□□andD□oism.C□nfuci□s,o□eof□h□most□n□lu□□t□a□□h□losoph□rs□nChines□hist□r□□em□ha□izedthei□□ort□n□□of□en(□),w□ich□an□etra□s□ateda□"□enev□□ence"or"□□manen□ss."A□□ordingt□C□nfuc□us□Re□isthefu□d□menta□virtu□t□at□ef□□□shumann□turea□dg□□de□mor□□be□□□ior□Daois□□□i□osop□ers,□□theot□□□□□□d,f□□□□e□onthe□aturalandspont□n□□usaspect□o□hum□n□□ture,ad□ocat□□gfor□re□□r□tos□mpli□i□□andharmony□it□t□eDao(□),orth□Way□T□e□□nce□tofR□nZhaD□BenYu□nca□bet□□c□dback□o□nc□en□Chi□e□ephilo□op□y,parti□ularlyConfuc□ani□□□□dDa□ism.Con□uc□us,one□fth□mo□tin□l□ent□a□□h□lo□oph□□sinC□□□esehi□tory,emph□s□□e□the□m□ortan□eofRen(□),w□ich□anbe□ran□l□tedas"□□nevo□en□e"□□"□u□a□enes□□"Ac□or□□ng□o□□nfu□ius,Re□i□□□efu□d□m□n□a□□irtuet□atdefi□e□hu□ann□tur□andguide□□or□lb□hav□or.D□oistphil□so□□□rs,ontheotherhan□,□oc□s□do□the□□turala□□s□on□ane□□sa□pectsofhum□n□atu□e,adv□cating□oraretu□n□os□mp□ici□y□ndh□□mon□wit□th□Dao(道),orthe□□y." />
Theco□ce□t□□□enZhaDeBenYuancanbetracedbacktoa□cientCh□nese□□i□osophy,part□cula□lyConfucianis□andDa□ism.Confu□ius,oneofthemostinfluentialphil□sop□er□□nC□in□s□□istor□,emp□asizedtheimp□rta□ceofR□□(仁),□hi□hcanbetransl□tedas"□□nev□le□□e"or"□□ma□□ness."Acc□rdingto□onfu□ius,Renist□□funda□en□□lvirtu□th□tdefineshumanna□ure□□dguid□smoralbeh□vio□.□aoistphilosophers□ont□eot□e□hand,focu□e□□□thenat□ralandspontaneou□aspectso□humannature,advoc□□□ngf□rare□urnt□simplicityandharmonywit□theDa□(□),orth□W□y. Thec□nc□p□ofRenZha□eBenYuancanb□tracedback□oanci□□tChinesephilosophy,particularly□onfucianismand□aoism.Con□ucius□o□□ofthemos□infl□en□ialp□ilosophers□nChinesehis□□ry,emphas□zedtheimpo□ta□ceofRe□(□)□whi□hcanbetranslateda□"be□ev□□ence□or"humanen□ss."Accordi□gtoCo□fu□ius,Renisthefundamenta□□i□tuethatdefineshumann□tureandguidesm□ra□□eha□ior.D□oistphilos□phers,o□theo□herh□nd□□ocuse□□nthena□□r□lan□s□ontaneousaspe□tsofhumannatu□e,advocatingf□rare□urn□osimp□icitya□□□□rmonywitht□eD□o(道)□ortheW□□.□/p>□p>Thecon□epto□R□nZ□aD□BenYu□n□anb□tra□edbacktoancientChineseph□losophy,p□rticu□arl□Con□ucianismandDaoism.Co□□ucius,oneofthemost□nfl□entialphi□□sophersinChine□ehistor□,□mphasi□edth□importanceofR□n(□□,whichca□□etran□□atedas"benevolenc□"□r"humaneness.□□cco□dingto□o□fucius,Renisthefundamentalvi□tuethat□e□ineshum□nnatureandgu□□esmo□a□behavi□r.Daoist□hi□□sop□□□s,ontheotherhand,focusedonthena□uralandspontaneo□saspectsofhu□annature,a□vocati□□f□□are□ur□tosim□licityandharmonywiththeDao(道),ortheWay. Theconc□ptofRenZhaDeBenYuancanb□tr□c□dbac□toan□i□ntChines□□h□losophy,□art□cula□lyConfu□i□n□smandDaoism.C□nfuci□s,oneofth□mostinflu□□t□al□hilosophers□nChinesehist□r□□empha□izedthei□port□n□□of□en(□),w□ich□an□etrans□ateda□"benevo□ence"or"h□manen□ss."Ac□ordingtoC□nfuc□us□Re□isthefu□d□menta□virtu□t□atdefin□shumannaturea□dgu□desmoralbehavior.Daois□□hi□osophers,□ntheothe□h□nd,f□□□□edonthe□aturalandspontaneousaspectso□hum□n□□ture,ad□ocat□ngforare□ur□tos□mpli□i□yandharmonywit□theDao(道),orth□Way.□> T□e□□nceptofR□nZhaDeBenYu□ncanbetrac□dback□oancientChi□esephilo□op□y,parti□ularlyConfuc□ani□□andDaoism.Confuc□us,one□fthemo□tinfluent□alphilo□ophersinC□□□esehistory,emph□s□□edthe□mportanceofRen(□),which□anbetran□l□tedas"□enevolen□e"□□"□uma□enes□."Accor□□ng□o□□nfu□ius,Re□i□□□efu□d□m□ntal□irtuethatdefi□eshumann□tureandguides□oralbehavior.D□oistphiloso□hers,ontheotherhand,focus□do□the□□turala□ds□on□aneousa□pectsofhum□n□ature,adv□cating□oraretu□n□os□mplici□yandh□rmonywit□theDao(道),orthe□ay.