Metaphysics of presence

Metaphysics of presence (German: Metaphysik der Anwesenheit) is a view held by Martin Heidegger in Being and Time that holds the entire history of Western philosophy is based on privileging presence over absence.[1] Another translation of presence and absence is effectivity and possibility.

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  1. ^ "Deconstruction | Deconstruction in philosophy".
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