阿多尔诺反对使用亚里士多德意义上的伦理概念,主张使用道德概念。他认为伦理概念遮蔽了道德概念中所蕴含的个人与普遍的张力关系。亚里士多德在使用伦理概念时并没有忽视这种张力关系,但由于他的目的论思想,这种张力关系并没有得到应有的重视。由于对传统形而上学的批判,阿多尔诺与以亚里士多德为代表的肯定的道德哲学传统彻底分道扬镳。他认为传统形而上学所包含的肯定性方面在现代社会根本站不住脚,因此道德哲学必须具备否定之维。但与此同时,阿多尔诺又提出了一种新的绝对命令,即奥斯维辛和所有与此类似的一切不应再次发生。这与他的否定的道德哲学并不矛盾,阿多尔诺在其理论框架之中能够合理地提出这种绝对命令。 Adorno opposed the use of ethical concepts in the Aristotelian sense, advocating the use of moral concepts. In his opinion, the concept of ethics obscures the tension between individuals and generality implied in the concept of morality. Aristotle did not neglect this tension when he used the concept of ethics, but because of his teleological ideas, this tension did not get the attention he deserved. Due to his critique of traditional metaphysics, Adorno completely separated from the affirmative moral and philosophical tradition represented by Aristotle. He believes that the affirmative aspects of traditional metaphysics are simply untenable in modern society. Therefore, moral philosophy must have the negative dimension. At the same time, however, Adorno came up with a new and absolute order that Auschwitz and all similar should not happen again. This is not in contradiction with his negative moral philosophy, which Adorno can reasonably make in his theoretical framework.