Confucius · Philosophy

Ren: The Heart of Humaneness

Confucius’s central virtue - <em>ren</em>, humaneness or benevolence - the loving concern for others that is the heart of his ethics and the goal of moral cultivation.

What you'll be able to recall

You learned that ren (humaneness/benevolence) is the central virtue of Confucius’s ethics. Explain what ren is and how it is expressed and cultivated, in your own words.

Leads to Mencius.

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