Presentist is a related term of presentism.
As an adjective presentist
is of or pertaining to presentism; viewing the past with a perspective limited to present-day attitudes and beliefs.
As a noun presentism is
the belief that only current phenomena are relevant.
presentist
English
Adjective
(
en adjective)
Of or pertaining to presentism; viewing the past with a perspective limited to present-day attitudes and beliefs.
* '"Many people lost their perspective in their euphoria and became parochial and presentist ." (Wellman and Hogan, 2004)
* "To read him as defensively fashioning what we now call a "black identity" is presentist ." (McWhorter, 2009).
References
* Barry Wellman and Bernie Hogan (2004). "The Immanent Internet." Pp. 54-80 in Netting Citizens: Exploring Citizenship in a Digital Age , edited by Johnston McKay. Edinburgh: St. Andrew Press.
* John McWhorter (2009), "The Entertainer: Louis Armstrong's Underrated Legacy." The New Yorker , December 14, 2009, p. 89.
Anagrams
* presentism
English
Noun
(
en noun)
The belief that only current phenomena are relevant.
Interpreting past phenomena in terms of current beliefs and knowledge.
Quotations
* "Despite the breathless presentism of the current discourse, scholarly debate on the nature of community did not originate with the introduction of new computer technologies, but arose out of earlier concerns about the transition from agrarian to urban industrial societies." (Hampton and Wellman, 2000).
* "Many people lost their perspective in their euphoria and became parochial and presentist. In their presentism , they forgot that long distance ties had been flourishing for generations, using automobiles, telephones, airplanes, and even postal (snail) mail." (Wellman and Hogan, 2004).
Related terms
* presentist
References
* Keith Hampton and Barry Wellman. "Examining Community in the Digital Neighborhood: Early Results from Canada's Wired Suburb." Pp. 475-92 in Digital Cities: Technologies, Experiences and Future Perspectives , edited by Toru Ishida and Katherine Isbister. Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 2000.
* Barry Wellman and Bernie Hogan (2004). “The Immanent Internet.” Pp. 54-80 in Netting Citizens: Exploring Citizenship in a Digital Age , edited by Johnston McKay. Edinburgh: St. Andrew Press.
