Abstract: Although the Ren of Confucius has been widely discussed, the discussion on the issue of the internal structure of Ren is far from richer and deeper than the interpretation of the meaning of Ren. Gotthold Ephraim Lessing put forward the concept of “the moments of inclusion” in Laocoon to illustrate the intrinsic aesthetic features of plastic arts. The theoretical form of this concept is helpful to understand the internal structure of Ren in Confucius thoughts. In the moral philosophical sense of the mental state, Ren has two intrinsic structural features of time and inclusion. The former makes Confucius Ren have dynamic feature while the latter guarantees Rens internal impetus. As a result, Ren is more likely to exist in the concrete state of the subjects heart, and its universality is more likely to be established in the formal structure. Moreover, the intrinsic structural exploration of the Ren of Confucius also helps to re-examine the metaphysical significance and misinterpretation of aesthetic features that Ren conferred on later generations.

Key words: Ren, structure, time, inclusion