Ritual Practice Robots: The Importance of Incorporating “li”
Year: 2025
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: Confucian ethics, as a form of virtue ethics, focuses on moral practices and ritual norms, which differ significantly from utilitarian and deontological theories. Confucian ethics emphasize that moral norms are not only theoretically prescribed, but are also deeply embedded in etiquette practice, which is manifested through actual social behaviors. By integrating Confucian ethics into the design of social robots to form artificial intelligence with the function of etiquette practice, it provides an innovative solution to improve the quality of human–robot relationships and the morality of the society.
Authors: Liang Wang, Wenya Ma
Institution: Xi'an Jiaotong University
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
OpenAlex ID: W4414262199