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As a noun terms

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As an adjective presentist is

of or pertaining to presentism; viewing the past with a perspective limited to present-day attitudes and beliefs.

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    Adjective

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  • 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.

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