Now however, Ds say all of life is a text to be interpreted, whether it is a poem, history, family values, a government, religion, science, a corporate charter, or architecture. The emphasis in this form of reading is never to learn the intended meaning of the author, but rather the subjective interpretation of the reader. The most notable proponent and father of the movement is Jacques Deridda. There is no transcendence. The universe is a closed system.
Reality is entirely subjective.
A group and its language creates its own reality until it is replaced by the power of another group. What knowledge we have is not direct but indirect. The world comes to us through language and only through language which is in turn a social construct. A statement is true if it empowers an individual or group. Here we note the influence of pragmatism.