The work of Derrida, Foucault, and Rorty reflects what seems to have become the central dictum of postmodern philosophy: “All is difference.” This view sweeps away the “uni” of the “universe” sought by the Enlightenment project. It abandons the quest for a unified grasp of objective reality. It asserts that the world has no center, only differing viewpoints and perspectives. In fact, even the concept of “world” presupposes an objective unity or a coherent whole that does not exist “out there.” In