Children-robot friendship, moral agency, and Aristotelian virtue development
Social robots are increasingly developed for the companionship of children. In this article we explore the moral implications of children-robot friendships using the Aristotelian framework of virtue ethics. We adopt a moderate position and argue that, although robots cannot be virtue friends, they c...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media
2022
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