[MD] in defence of the "relative"

[X Acto]

Marsha, Steve,
Stanford encyclopedia has an interesting peice on the subject.
Marsha, this may be something to mull over in your investigation
for it tries to approach the subject from opposing views.

"Relativism is not a single doctrine but a family of views whose common theme is that some central aspect of experience, thought, evaluation, or even reality is somehow relative to something else. For example standards of justification, moral principles or truth are sometimes said to be relative to language, culture, or biological makeup. Although relativistic lines of thought often lead to very implausible conclusions, there is something seductive about them, and they have captivated a wide range of thinkers from a wide range of traditions." 

Full text
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/relativism/