In this article, I explore the idea that there is a fundamental ethical aspect that precedes social constructionism. I suggest that within social constructionism we can identify a development from seeing knowledge as socially constructed (epistemological social constructionism) to seeing not only knowledge, but also corporeal ways of being as socially constructed (ontological social constructionism). As a next step, I propose incorporating what I refer to as ethical realism in social constructionist perspectives. In the encounter with the other human being, I argue that there is a real ethical impulse that precedes social constructionism and puts it in motion. This impulse is real in the sense that it is neither constructed within, nor is it dependent upon, any particular social–cultural–historical context. In this paper I consider the ethical aspects of human encounters that allow for a constructionist epistemology and ontology to emerge in the first place. I make use of ideas from Emmanuel Levinas and Jacques Rancière and consider how these thinkers are used in the work of Gert Biesta. The ideas are discussed in relation to findings from a previous study by the author and his colleagues exploring the experiences of adolescents taking part in mental health services.

在本文中，我探讨了一种观念，即在社会建构主义之前存在着基本的道德方面。我建议，在社会建构主义中，我们可以确定一种发展，从将知识视为社会建构的（认识论的社会建构主义）到不仅看到知识，还看到视社会建构的有形方式（本体论）社会建构主义）。下一步，我建议将我所谓的伦理现实主义纳入社会建构主义的视角。在与其他人的相遇中，我认为存在一种真正的道德冲动，它在社会建构主义之前并付诸实践。从某种意义上说，这种冲动是真实的，既不是在任何特定的社会，文化，历史背景之内，也不是在任何特定的社会，文化，历史背景下建立的。在本文中，我考虑了人类相遇的道德方面，这些方面首先使建构主义的认识论和本体论得以出现。我利用了伊曼纽尔·列维纳斯（Emmanuel Levinas）和雅克·兰西耶（JacquesRancière）的思想，并考虑了这些思想家如何在杰尔·比耶斯塔（Gert Biesta）的作品中得到运用。