Abstract: With the "ethical turn" in historical anthropology,combining empirical analytical methods of anthropology with value analysis methods of ethics to conduct a historical examination of social ethical life or ethical culture has become a new research paradigm,namely ethical historical anthropology.In the research content,this turn ismanifested by analyzing social life from an "ethical" dimension through a multitude of historical materials;in the analytical path,it is by moving from individuals to groups，from structures to processes;and in the research method,by analyzing social moral life or ethical cultural traditions through mutual corroboration of "history" and "ethos".In terms of academic attributes,ethical historical anthropology highlights the historical dimension of social ethical life or culture,emphasizing the cultural interpretation and pluralistic characteristics of the history of social moral life or ethical culture,and the interaction between social memory and the history of social ethical life or culture.In terms of narrative framework,ethical historical anthropology mainly narrates the ethical nature and subjectivity of human beings，the cultivation and development of virtues,the spatial presentation of virtues,and the social construction process of virtues around elements such as people,gods,culture,land,production,scenery,and history.Due to its academic characteristics and unique narrative,as a new research paradigm,the value of ethical historical anthropology is mainly reflected in its demonstration and guidance for the interdisciplinary development of new liberal arts,transcending the debate between normative ethics and virtue ethics,and responding to the neglected issues of the past.

Key words: historical anthropology, ethical historical anthropology, social moral life, ethical culture, research paradigm, subject attributes