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Please explain what this means, what is presentism?

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Answer: The definition of presentism is the uncritical adherence to present-day attitudes, especially the tendency to interpret past events in terms of modern values and concepts. In other words, presentism is the anachronistic introduction of present-day ideas and perspectives into depictions or interpretations of the past.

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