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[[Image:Real_presences.jpeg|right|frame|<center>[[Real Presences]]</center>]]
[[Image:Real_presences.jpeg|right|frame|<center>[[Real Presences]]</center>]]
*/ˈprɛzəns/
*/ˈprɛzəns/
*Hyphenation: pres'·ence
*Hyphenation: pres'·ence
==Noun==
# The [[fact]] or condition of being present.
# The [[fact]] or condition of being present.
# The part of [[space]] within one's immediate vicinity.
# The part of [[space]] within one's immediate vicinity.
# A company's business activity in a particular market.
# A company's business activity in a particular market.
# The state of [[being]] closely [[focus]]ed on the here and now, not distracted by irrelevant thoughts
# The state of [[being]] closely [[focus]]ed on the here and now, not distracted by irrelevant thoughts
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<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Presence''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Presence this link].</center>
==Metaphysics==
The [[concept]] of the [[metaphysics]] of presence is an important consideration within the area of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deconstruction deconstruction]. The deconstructive interpretation holds that the entire [[history]] of [[Western Philosophy|Western philosophy]] and its [[language]] and [[traditions]] has emphasized the [[desire]] for [[immediate]] access to [[meaning]], and thus built a metaphysics or ontotheology around the privileging of presence over [[absence]].
Deconstructive thinkers, like [[Jacques Derrida]], describe their task as the questioning or deconstruction of this metaphysical tendency in philosophy. This [[argument]] is largely based on the earlier work of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Heidegger Martin Heidegger], who in ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Being_and_Time Being and Time]'' claimed the parasitic [[nature]] of the [[theoretical]] [[attitude]] of pure presence upon a more [[Original|originary]] involvement with the world in [[concepts]] such as the ready-to-hand and being-with. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Nietzsche Friedrich Nietzsche] is a more distant, but clear, [[influence]] as well.
The presence to which Heidegger refers is both a presence as in a "now" and also a presence as in an [[eternal]], always present, as one might associate with [[God]] or the "eternal" of [[laws]] of [[science]]. This hypostatized [[belief]] in presence is undermined by novel phenomenological [[ideas]] — such that presence itself does not subsist, but comes about primordially through the [[action]] of our futural projection, our realization of finitude and the reception or rejection of the [[traditions]] of our [[Moment|time]].
==Religion==
[[Divine]] presence, presence of [[God]], or simply presence is a [[concept]] in [[religion]], [[spirituality]], and [[theology]] that deals with God's omnipotent abilities to be "present" with [[human beings]]. God is [[understood]] to be capable of interfacing with the natural world, and more importantly, with human being, such that He would be able to hold some [[influence]] with each and all human being(s).
According to the common theological view, God is omnipresent and [[telepathic]] —He can [[read]], see, [[interpret]], evaluate, and [[understand]] all [[human]] [[thought]] and concept, and can project his will in various ways. Such ways are commonly said to be quite [[subtle]] (cf. divine [[illumination]]), but religious [[texts]] typically deal with important occurrences wherein God deals directly with particular beings.
There are three distinct but related [[concepts]] of divine presence:
* God's presence in [[nature]]
* God's presence among all human beings
* God's presence in each human being
In [[theological]] terms, God's presence in [[nature]] is irrelevant next to his presence among [[humanity]]. Such presence could be in the [[mind]], but an unseen being that influences human [[perception]] would be perceived by human beings as an external, environmental, or natural entity.
The [[concept]] is shared by many religious [[traditions]], is found in a number of independently-derived conceptualizations, and each of these has culturally distinct terminology. Some of the various relevant concepts and terms are:
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shekhinah Shekhinah] - [[Judaism]]'s term for a [[presence]] in a [[holy]] [[Space|place]] (Tabernacle), and due to the [[symbolism]] of the tabernacle as representational of the human [[body]] or [[being]], it likewise refers to the presence of [[God]] in the human being.
* The [[Holy Spirit]] - (See also [[spirit]], holiness) - [[Christianity]]
* Numen - [[Latin]] term for "presence", used historically to refer to a [[Roman]] religious [[concept]]
* Theophany - the overt [[appearance]] of God to a [[person]]
* Aum - The [[Buddhist]] and Hindu (Indian religions) name that has evokes the concepts of the Oneness of God and the [[universal]] omnipresence of the [[creator]] [[deity]].
* Presence of God (Catholicism)
* [[Light]] (theology) - an aspect of divine presence with qualities of [[illumination]]: [[thought]], [[intellect]], [[knowledge]], [[insight]], [[wisdom]], [[being]], [[divine]] [[love]]
:*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahman Brahman] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism Hinduism], the superpresent properties of the [[creator]] [[deity]], Brahma, understood to manifest itself as "light" within the human being.
:*Inner light - term used in various religions to refer to the presence of God as a "light". The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_Society_of_Friends Religious Society of Friends] regards this concept as a fundamental [[belief]].
:*Immanence - related term used in religious [[mysticism]]
==See also==
*'''''[[Absence]]'''''
[[Category: Philosophy]]
[[Category: General Reference]]
[[Category: General Reference]]
