The concept□of □en Z□□ De Ben Y□an □a□ □e traced back t□ ancient □hi□ese □hilosophy□ □articul□rl□ Confucianism □nd Daoism. Confuci□s, one of th□ m□st influe□tial philosop□□r□ in□Chinese □□□to□y, emphasi□ed t□e importance o□ Ren (仁), w□ich□□an□□e translat□□ □s□"b□nevole□c□" or□"humaneness.□□According□to Co□f□cius, Ren is the fun□a□ental virtue that d□fines human nature□an□ guides mo□al beha□ior. Da□ist philosophers,□on the other hand, focused on the natural an□ spontaneo□□ □sp□cts of human na□ure,□□d□o□a□ing for a return t□ simplic□ty an□ ha□mo□y wit□□the Dao (道),□or□t□e Way.