T□ec□□c□pto□Ren□haDeBenY□a□can□etr□cedb□ckto□nci□nt□hinesephilo□oph□,□ar□□□u□arl□□o□fucia□ism□nd□ao□□m.Confu□ius,one□f□hemo□□inf□□□□tialphilosopher□i□C□i□esehis□o□□□emphasize□theim□o□tanc□□fRen(仁),wh□ch□a□b□□□ansla□ed□s"benevo□□n□e"□□"□uman□□e□□."□c□ordingt□Con□u□ius□□□nisth□□und□□entalvirtuet□at□efines□umannat□rea□dgu□desmoralbehav□o□.D□oistphi□osophe□s,ont□□o□□erh□nd,fo□us□□onthenat□□alandsponta□eou□a□pectsofhu□annature,□dvo□atingf□□□□etu□□□□simpli□i□ya□□ha□□ony□□□□t□□D□o□道),o□t□eW□y.□he□onceptofRen□□□DeBen□uancanbetr□□□d□□□ktoa□ci□ntCh□□e□e□□il□sop□y,pa□□i□□larlyCo□□uci□nis□a□□Da□i□m.C□n□uc□us,one□□themo□tinf□uentia□ph□□os□phersinChi□□□eh□story,empha□iz□dth□i□portan□eo□Ren□仁□,wh□chca□b□tr□ns□□□edas"b□ne□olence"or□h□□an□□e□□."□ccor□i□gt□C□□f□□i□s,□en□□thef□n□□m□ntalvirtuet□atde□ine□□□ma□n□tu□e□n□gu□desmor□lb□ha□ior.□a□istp□i□os□p□ers,ont□eotherh□□□,fo□□□e□□n□h□naturalan□□po□□□ne□usaspe□ts□fhuma□nature,□dv□cati□□fora□etu□□tosi□pl□□i□□andh□rmo□yw□ththe□ao(道□□□rt□□W□y□□p>Theconcepto□R□nZ□aDeBenYua□canbetrace□b□c□to□nc□e□tCh□n□sephi□oso□hy□p□rti□ular□yConfu□ianisma□□D□oi□m□Confucius,o□e□□th□mostinflue□tialphil□sopher□in□hineseh□story□□m□h□□□z□d□he□□porta□c□ofRen(仁),wh□chc□□b□tran□□□□eda□"b□n□vo□en□□"or□humanen□ss."A□c□r□ing□□□□n□ucius□Ren□sth□fu□d□men□a□v□□t□ethatdefineshumann□□ure□□dguid□s□or□□□e□av□or.Daoi□tp□□l□s□phe□s□onthe□th□□□□nd,foc□sedo□the□a□uraland□pontaneo□saspec□s□f□uma□□at□re,advocating□or□□e□□□nt□□i□□l□□it□a□dhar□on□wi□□theDao(道),□r□heW□y.□h□con□□ptof□enZh□DeBenY□ancanbetr□cedbackt□ancie□□□h□nese□hi□osoph□□par□□c□lar□□C□nfuci□ni□ma□dDaoi□m.C□nf□ciu□,o□□of□h□□ost□□f□uential□hi□oso□hersinCh□□esehi□tor□,empha□i□edtheimpo□□□n□□ofRe□(仁)□wh□chca□b□tra□sl□tedas"b□nevo□en□e"o□"□□mane□ess."A□c□□ding□oCon□uc□us,Renisth□□□n□a□enta□vir□□ethat□efi□e□hum□□natur□andgui□es□o□□l□□havio□.Dao□st□hilos□□□ers,onthe□th□r□and,focuse□□□thenaturalands□□n□□ne□usasp□c□s□fhum□n□□ture,□d□□□a□i□□fo□aret□rnto□i□□licitya□□har□onywit□□h□□□o□道),ortheW□y." />
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