Haimesian Critique of Relativism & Postmodernism: The Self-Referential Collapse
Author: Michael Richard Haimes

Attack:
Radical relativism says "all truths are local." That claim tries to act like a universal truth while denying universals. Either it contradicts itself, or it's meaningless outside the speaker's mouth.

Escape Clause Refuted:
If they say "all truths are local except that all truths are local," it's still empty — because we see in practice that local truths can scale into universals.

Empirical Strike:
Science disproves radical relativism. A vaccine can be tested in one lab and then save millions worldwide. Physics observed in one country flies spacecraft everywhere. Local discoveries become cross-context truths through validation.

Haimesian Resolution:
Adaptive Universality. Truth earns universal status by surviving iterative testing across contexts. Universality is discovered, not imposed.