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Role ethics[edit]

Main article: Role ethics

Role ethics is an ethical theory based on family roles.[58] Unlike virtue ethics, role ethics is not individualistic. Morality is derived from a person's relationship with their community.[59] Confucian ethics is an example of role ethics[58] though this is not straightforwardly uncontested.[60] Confucian roles center around the concept of filial piety or xiao, a respect for family members.[61] According to Roger T. Ames and Henry Rosemont, "Confucian normativity is defined by living one's family roles to maximum effect." Morality is determined through a person's fulfillment of a role, such as that of a parent or a child. Confucian roles are not rational, and originate through the xin, or human emotions.[59]

This article explains how role ethics are defined.