ABSTRACT
To defend 'absolute equality' as a view, a more abstract discussion and rejection of cultural relativism and epistemological relativism are necessary. The theory of 'intersectionality', which is an amalgam of critical race theory, identity politics, privilege theory, multiculturalism and demands for recognition, might be an influence that will have to be addressed in future, as it is a more recent expression of the politics of difference that adopts the new meaning of equality. The shift towards the celebration of difference is often supported in wider society by cultural relativism as well as by the culture of relativism, while at university, it is supported by both cultural and epistemological relativism. The Enlightenment values or 'liberal universalism' are essentially a commitment to reason, the pursuit of truth and a belief in human potential. In liberal education, thoughts, ideas and theories are presented in a way that leaves them open to critical and rational evaluation.
