Is quality relative or absolute

Answer 1

Fun question. I'd say it depends on the criteria being used to determine the "quality" of whatever it is...let's just call it "object x." Quality, in terms of its relation to "relative" and "absolute," is I suppose being used in a "quality vs quantity" context. It's pretty fun word/concept play, I suppose. If one assumes the criteria for the "quality" of object x is quanitifiable, then the quality would indeed be absolute. In other words, there would be nothing whatsoever "relative" about the level of quality of object x. If one assumes the criteria for the "quality" of object x is something "unquantifiable," then likely the "it's relative" phrase would be thrown around to describe its intrinsic dependence upon the observer as to the "level" of "quality. I put "level" in quotes the time prior to this one, in order to emphasize the questionable relevance of the concept under this scenario.