Their historical presentism is kind of funny actually. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Judge Reinhardt’s Dig on Sarah Palin] Reference
In the recent history of literary study, "presentism" has been a more complex and moving target. From Wordnik.com. [Presentism and the Archives] Reference
Despite disagreeing with his view of the matter, they, like Simpson, offer to treat "presentism" as a party to be joined or to be shunned. From Wordnik.com. [Presentism and the Archives] Reference
Thank you for the explanation of the use of "presentism" and "historicism" in the papers. From Wordnik.com. [Wired Campus] Reference
'presentism' means a species of error, or it means nothing. From Wordnik.com. [The Valve] Reference
"presentism" by causing us to see a text through the eyes of a contemporary reader. From Wordnik.com. [What Was Mr. Bennet Doing in his Library, and What Does It Matter?] Reference
But the "presentism" that now dominates the current version of cultural studies (very different from the early prototypes of Raymond. From Wordnik.com. [Is Literary History the History of Everything? The Case for 'Antiquarian' History] Reference
(For further discussion of presentism, see section 6.). From Wordnik.com. [Temporal Parts] Reference
Basically, the quote is accusing Sommers of presentism. From Wordnik.com. ["And Your Little Dog Too!!!" Christina Hoff Sommers Still Wants The Ruby Slippers] Reference
But the sort of presentism tackled by Simpson in Is Literary. From Wordnik.com. [Presentism and the Archives] Reference
Greg, I thought that the argument against presentism was mistaken. From Wordnik.com. [Rules for Time Travelers] Reference
The diagram illustrating presentism also has four arrows pointing up. From Wordnik.com. [Being and Becoming in Modern Physics] Reference
Second, because any mode of presentism worth defending is already caught up in. From Wordnik.com. [Presentism and the Archives] Reference
But you must try to overcome your impulse to presentism (which professional historians also feel). From Wordnik.com. [Presentism and the Archives] Reference
What connection is there between the eternalism-presentism debate, and the debate about temporal parts?. From Wordnik.com. [Temporal Parts] Reference
(See section 7 from an argument from physics against presentism and thus, perhaps, against endurantism.). From Wordnik.com. [Temporal Parts] Reference
Classical presentism, for instance, wishes to identify existence with present existence or existence now. From Wordnik.com. [Being and Becoming in Modern Physics] Reference
Andrew Burstein examines the question without prurience or presentism and concludes that he doesn't quite know. From Wordnik.com. [Was Washington Irving gay?] Reference
No. That would be committing the error of “presentism,” which any good historian today takes pains to avoid. From Wordnik.com. [Abraham Lincoln-Ron Paul... is there a connection?] Reference
The Case for Antiquarian History 1 as an example of an argument against presentism both in the classroom and in research. From Wordnik.com. [Presentism vs. Archivalism in Research and the Classroom: Introduction] Reference
One radical answer is presentism, the view that only present objects, events and states exist: past and future do not exist. From Wordnik.com. [Temporal Parts] Reference
It is precisely this naive presentism that Simpson justly attacks as an uncritical use of the past in present political battles. From Wordnik.com. [Presentism vs. Archivalism in Research and the Classroom: Introduction] Reference
It seems unlikely that a simple argument will decide between these two metaphysical pictures of time, presentism and possiblism. From Wordnik.com. [Being and Becoming in Modern Physics] Reference
Historian Jill Lepore warns against the pitfall of presentism - one that often entraps journalists and other nonfiction writers. p. From Wordnik.com. [Telling True Stories: An Interview with Wendy Call] Reference
I quite agree that one must be careful about the danger of presentism, but my word usage is the same as that used in the 1790 census. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » “Population of the 24 Urban Places [in the U.S]: 1790″] Reference
But the worry about presentism that, in my view, we all share, voiced here especially well by David Simpson, is of rampant subjectivism. From Wordnik.com. [Presentism vs. Archivalism in Research and the Classroom: Introduction] Reference
Responding to David Simpson's concerns about the status of literary history, Tomso argues that presentism in literary studies is neither. From Wordnik.com. [Abstracts] Reference
Markosian (1994) attempts to formulate the endurance-perdurance debate in a way which is independent of the eternalism/presentism debate. From Wordnik.com. [Temporal Parts] Reference
Were this question resolved in favor of the relativization of existence, what would be the import of a relativized version of presentism?. From Wordnik.com. [Being and Becoming in Modern Physics] Reference
They use "presentism" as a method. From Wordnik.com. [Presentism vs. Archivalism in Research and the Classroom: Introduction] Reference
(If presentism were true, such desires would be very common.). From Wordnik.com. [The Prosblogion] Reference
I think you need to acquaint yourself with the concept of "presentism.". From Wordnik.com. [Ryan Tomayko] Reference
My presentism paper is a bit different than anything I†™ ve posted, I think. From Wordnik.com. [The Valve] Reference
As Bob R. said, there is a possible issue of anachronism (or presentism) to be addressed here. From Wordnik.com. [Baseball Analysts] Reference
The dominant mentality today is manifestly what Irving Babbitt (if memory serves) called "presentism.". From Wordnik.com. [The Continuum] Reference
More specifically, Hare claims in his book that we exist in a mildly solipsistic state he calls "egocentric presentism.". From Wordnik.com. [The Cherry Creek News] Reference
To start with: presentism is apparently supposed to be necessitated by, while also necessitating, ‘Theory†™. From Wordnik.com. [The Valve] Reference
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