□□e co□cept□of□Ren□Zh□ De □en Yuan□can b□ tr□c□d b□□□□to □ncient□C□inese philosophy□ □articu□arly C□nfucianism and □a□ism. Confu□ius,□□n□ of the mo□□ inf□u□ntial philosophe□s□i□ □hine□e his□ory□ emp□asize□ the import□nce o□ Ren (仁), which c□n be tra□slate□ a□□"□enevo□ence" □r "humaneness." A□cor□ing to C□nfu□ius, Ren is the fundamental□virtue t□at□□efines human □□tur□ a□d□guid□s moral behavi□r. D□ois□ ph□los□phers, on □he □□h□r hand□ fo□used on□the natur□□ a□□ spontane□us aspects □f huma□ □ature, adv□c□ting for a return□to simp□ici□y and harm□ny with the□□ao (道), □□ the Way.