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Metaphysics of presence

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Philosophical concept

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.

References

https://courses.nus.edu.sg/course/elljwp/derriduction2.htm, Presence and Absence
"Deconstruction | Definition, Philosophy, Theory, Examples, & Facts".

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