□T□e con□ep□□of Ren □ha □e Be□ □uan ca□ be trace□ □ack□to □ncient Chi□ese philosophy, □articularly Confuciani□m and Daoism. Confu□iu□, one of □□e most influe□tial phil□sophers in C□inese history,□emphasized the im□ortance of Ren (仁), which□can□be tr□nsl□ted□as "benevole□ce" or "hu□aneness.□ □□cor□ing to Confuc□u□, Ren □s □he f□nda□en□al vi□tue□t□□t defin□s□human na□ure□and guides□moral□behav□or. Dao□st philosop□□rs, o□ the ot□□r□hand, foc□sed on t□e□natural a□d□□pontaneous □spects of □uman natu□e, a□voca□ing for a ret□rn to si□p□□c□□□ a□d harmony with t□e Dao (道), or the □ay.