Moral Polyphony: Reconstructing Moral Phylosophy Beyond Rawls, Habernas, and Kohlberg

Most moral theories privilege a single epistemic lens---reason, consensus, tradition, or intuition. SMH posits a polycentric epistemology where different layers embody different modes of knowing:

• Individual morality = experiential and emotive knowing

• Social consensus = intersubjective and cultural knowing

• Authority = institutional and legal knowing

• Hegemony = discursive and ideological knowing

• Transcendence = metaphysical, mystical, or revelatory knowing

This plurality enables SMH to navigate moral complexity in multicultural, post-secular, and post-truth societies, offering a fluid and integrative epistemology fit for today's moral crises.

4.5 Political and Praxis Implications

In contemporary politics, where morality is often weaponized, SMH offers tools for diagnosing moral manipulation. For example:

• Populist regimes may cloak hegemonic morality in the language of religious authority.

• Activists may leverage transcendent morality to justify civil disobedience.

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