He died of AIDS in 1984. The darling of Europe today is Jacque Derrida. While speaking at the University of Virginia during our bicentennial celebration he made a comment about our Declaration of Independence. He said it doesn't matter what the authors intended but what you as the listeners hear today. The Postmodern mind sees no absolutes anywhere.
Reason can no longer discover meaning.
Indeed, even feelings only give traces of meaning. Truth is relative, and you should do what you most feel like doing. We have a crisis of meaning on our hands. It is against this backdrop that you and I have been called to bring men the good news that meaning can be found. It is still found were it has always been found.