/lit/ - Literature

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>ends up sounding relative to me when I read it
Then frankly I think your misunderstanding it. Firstly relativism is a self contradictory position. If you admit all prepositions with truth claims are equally valid (relativism) my claim that: "it is true that relativism is false" is necessary as valid as the claim that relativism is true, i.e. you have to admit that my statement that relativism is false is at least as true as yours that relativism is true. Its a garbage position only useful in sophistry and lawyering.
Secondly, observe pic rel. We admit that the truths of mathematics are not relative. The Good, The One, True Being is above this in terms of intelligibility. As the sun allows us to see the world with the eye, the principles of maths and geometry allow us to understand eternal truths with the light of the mind, so to The Good is the eternal Truth of Intellectuality that allows understanding of anything whatsoever. Now I don't claim this a perfect explanation of what The Good is but I'm damn sure it's not something relative. Other anons might contribute and clarify any mistakes I've made if they're willing and able.