On "Ren" and the Basic Characteristics of NeoConfucianism

NeoConfucianism is kind of Neo-Confucianism whose characteristics have been embodied especially by Ren as not only inheritage but also innovation of Confucius and Mencius's thoughts.If their emphasis on Ren has highlighted the objective purport of Confucius and Mencius's thoughts,then annotations of benevolent people and of the universe will reflect their distinguishing ideas from Confucius and Mencius's.When annotating and expounding Ren,NeoConfucianists,on the one hand,emphasizes the relation between Ren and love,on the other hand,defines it as reasoning love which can also become of the universe only if it pebbles into Ren with the interaction of love,forgiveness and impartiality.What's more,they also emphasizes the differentials within Ren itself which will be adopted into the social and family orders with the unity of the universal ones.