SMH can be positioned as global alternative moral paradigm, Which:
Characteristic transcivilization---able to bridge the morals of Islam, Buddhism, secular humanism, and traditional value systems.
Adaptive to postmodern moral turbulence such as the algorithmization of life, the collapse of old moral authorities, and the planetary crisis.
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Opening up space for a new synthesis between value pluralism And shared global ethical orientation which is ecological, dialogical and intergenerational.
The Setiawan Moral Hierarchy is not only an analytical tool, but also philosophical and practical basis of reconstruction for the future of moral education, public ethics, and cross-civilizational studies. It shifts the moral focus from obedience to consciousness, from norms to dynamics, from authority to the inner encounter between humans and the world.
9. Conclusion
Summary of Findings and Theoretical Contributions
This paper has proposed and elaborated Setiawan Moral Hierarchy (SMH) as an alternative framework that is more realistic and holistic in understanding the dynamics of human morality. Different from the classical moral approach which is linear, universalistic and tends to be monolithic, SMH maps morality in five to six interactive layers that reflect the social, cognitive, emotional and spiritual complexity of contemporary humans:
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From individual empathy (Layer 1), cultural conformity (Layer 2), legal-religious authority (Layer 3), political systems and institutions (Layer 4), transcendental and cosmological consciousness (Layer 5), to---newly added---transcendent or metaphysical morality (Layer 6).
This framework recognizes that value conflicts, moral dissonance, and power dynamics are not deviations from morality, but are instead the most honest manifestations of complex ethical realities.
Theoretically, SMH contributes to the reconstruction of moral philosophy through:
