单词	presentism
释义	presentism /ˈprɛz(ə)ntɪz(ə)m / noun [mass noun] Uncritical adherence to present-day attitudes, especially the tendency to interpret past events in terms of modern values and concepts.For example, A. N. Prior, in seeking to mount a defense of presentism - the doctrine that there are no future or past objects - encountered the problem of individuals that no longer exist.... There are two camps opposed to presentism, the camp that says the past and present are real, and the camp that says the past, present, and future are real. First, the individual must have the capacity to live in the moment or a sense of presentism; gratification must be immediate and functionally specific because there is no tomorrow in the world of fashion or desire. Derivatives presentist adjective ... It is not, however, over-ambition that causes Terry to come unstuck but rather her openly presentist view of historical method which she proudly displays in her introduction. Moreover, while frequent use of presentist terminology may aid in understanding, it risks misconstruing the nineteenth century. And all these presentist criteria for knowledge have been used.
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