Obama's Ideas Against Relativism

The former president, Obama opened this part of his speech by explaining how many countries around the world have different cultural views that are unique. He then begins to challenge relativism by stating that the tradition of repression women and not sending children, especially girls, to school is holding many countries back. It is clear that Obama's ideas are against relativism because relativism is defined as, "the view that there are no universally objective principles or values beyond the beliefs and customs of specific cultures, and thus there can be no basis for cross-cultural criticism or debate" (page 861). The value of sending girls to school is considerably higher because it leads to mothers who are more educated and willing to