Abstract:

All of the dominating theoretical directions of traditional ethics take a perspective of the Dao. Normative theory, virtue theory and meta-ethics have made their own distinctive theories of ethics. To unify the different theoretical tendencies of traditional ethics, truly activate traditional ethics from the perspective of human development needs, and provide practical guidance for people’s ethical practice, we must explore the discourse turn of ethics. The theory of concrete metaphysics contains rich philosophical innovations. Its perspective of human affairs has provided an invaluable theoretical inspiration for the discourse turn of contemporary ethics. From the perspective of the Dao to the perspective of human affairs, we can find a specific path to implement the theory and practice of contemporary ethics at the level of people’s doing things.

Key words: doing things, perspective of the Dao, perspective of human affairs, ethics, discourse turn