presentism

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"Ironically, during the time of a recession, absenteeism will decrease but presentism, that is being at work but not performing at optimum capacity, will increase and this not only affects the mental health of staff but also the profitability of the company," Prof Cooper said.

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  1. the doctrine that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (as in the Book of Revelations) are presently in the course of being fulfilled

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  • The Varieties of Necessity abhari albert_of_saxony arabic_logic aristotle bradwardine causation counterfactuals counterpart_theory descartes duration exdurance facts fundamentality heytesbury indexicals insolubilia liar_paradox medieval_logic metaphysics modality mutazali ontology perdurance persistence possible_worlds presentism properties realism temporal_passage tense time tusi vagueness CiteULike organises scholarly (or academic) papers or literature and provides bibliographic (which means it makes bibliographies) for universities and higher education establishments. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Not only does Sansom forego prettification, he also avoids the presentism (the practice of projecting contemporary ideology on to past eras) of so many period pieces, instead allowing us to imagine a world unlike our own. —  Recent articles from SocialistWorker.org
  • "Ironically, during the time of a recession, absenteeism will decrease but presentism, that is being at work but not performing at optimum capacity, will increase and this not only affects the mental health of staff but also the profitability of the company," Prof Cooper said. —  Belfasttelegraph.co.uk - Frontpage RSS Feed
  • Some modern historians seek to avoid presentism in their work because they believe it creates a distorted understanding of their subject matter. —  Spark It Up!!!
  • My presentism paper is a bit different than anything I†™ ve posted, I think. —  The Valve
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