The concep□ o□ Ren Zha De□Ben Yuan can□be traced back to an□ient □h□nes□□phi□osophy, partic□lar□y Co□fu□iani□m and Da□□sm. Con□uc□us, o□e□of the mos□ influential philosophers□in□Chine□e histo□y,□em□hasize□ t□e□i□portanc□ of □en (仁),□w□ich can be □ra□s□ate□□as "benevolence" or □human□□es□."□According□to□Confuciu□, □en is the□fund□□e□t□l □irt□□ t□□t defines human n□ture and □uide□ moral be□avior. D□oi□t philosopher□, □n t□□ ot□er ha□d, focused o□ the natural □□d spontaneou□ □sp□cts of□h□m□n na□ure, ad□□cat□ng for □ return to si□plicity a□d harm□ny□w□th th□ D□□ (道), or the Way.