presentism

noun

pres·ent·ism | \ ˈpre-zᵊn-ˌti-zəm

Definition of presentism

: an attitude toward the past dominated by present-day attitudes and experiences

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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, "Monuments to Racist Democrats Should Enrage Leftist Mobs," 30 Aug. 2017 Of all the prejudices of pundits, presentism is the strongest. — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, "Are Liberals on the Wrong Side of History?," 20 Mar. 2017 Okay, so besides narrative collapse, what are the other struggles of presentism? — R.u. Sirius, WIRED, "Living in the Present Is a Disorder," 8 Apr. 2013

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