Relativism vs. Absolutism in the Fire Next Time By James Baldwin

Abstract

The core of this study is to determine whether it is effective to sanguine liberty over dictation when it comes to the governing of a society that holds different cultural groups, how are the views that a certain culture holds on another a decisive reason in the status of the whole nation. The doctrines of absolutism and relativism, represent two different extremes in their approach to social differences, in this study, we learn about those approach in various contexts, and in the light of a literary text, (the fire next time by James Baldwin 1963), we provide a practical application of the ideas of each theory, to conclude which theory will help society prosper.