Examples of presentism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This means valuing presentism over actual productivity, which inadvertently promotes pretending to work rather than work, and political maneuvering over value creation and merit. — Tomas Chamorro-premuzic, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2022 The presentism that Hartog fleshed out in his writing is a cynical worldview devoid of vision. — Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 12 July 2020 This is not a case of presentism, that historical sin of applying present-day virtues upon the past. — David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Oct. 2020 Hartog is quick to point out that this idea of presentism doesn’t explain all of modern life’s conundrums. — Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 12 July 2020 With presentism, there are the victors, and the vanquished. — Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 12 July 2020 Every critic today should beware of presentism: judging people from 50, 150, or 500 years ago based on 2017’s fragile sensitivities. — Deroy Murdock, National Review, 30 Aug. 2017 Of all the prejudices of pundits, presentism is the strongest. — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2017 Okay, so besides narrative collapse, what are the other struggles of presentism? — R.u. Sirius, WIRED, 8 Apr. 2013 See More

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