presentist
Americannoun
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Mr. Jones makes other claims that seem presentist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
The presentist approach to the history of philosophy examines philosophical texts for the arguments they contain and judges whether their conclusions remain relevant for philosophical concerns today.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
“We can’t be presentist about this particular crime. That twinned marginalization is important to understand.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2021
To a great extent, Bannon’s framing is a presentist error, an overlay of modern notions of citizenship and national boundaries over a time when those very things were still fluid and contested.
From Slate ● Sep. 12, 2017
Lynch does, however, stress the presentist bias of Wikipedia entries: “Thomas Aquinas weighs in at just over 37,000 words on his life and major works; Michael Jackson warrants five times the space.”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 17, 2016
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