“Relativism woes” refers to the fundamental problems and contradictions inherent in relativist philosophies, particularly moral relativism, which undermine its logical consistency and practical application. Major woes include the self-refuting contradiction that arises when universalizing relativism, the inability to criticize harmful practices (like the Holocaust) in other cultures without violating the core principles of relativism, the dilemma of tolerance (which is either a universal truth, contradicting relativism, or culturally relative and thus not binding), and the practical necessity for objective truths in everyday life that make pure relativism unworkable.Â