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==Metaphysics==

==Metaphysics==

The [[concept]] of the [[metaphysics]] of presence is an important consideration within the area of [http://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]].

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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Heidegger Martin Heidegger], who in ''[http://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. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Nietzsche Friedrich Nietzsche] is a more distant, but clear, [[influence]] as well.

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]].

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]].

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:

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:

* [http://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.

* [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]]

* The [[Holy Spirit]] - (See also [[spirit]], holiness) - [[Christianity]]

* Numen - [[Latin]] term for "presence", used historically to refer to a [[Roman]] religious [[concept]]

* Numen - [[Latin]] term for "presence", used historically to refer to a [[Roman]] religious [[concept]]

* Presence of God (Catholicism)

* Presence of God (Catholicism)

* [[Light]] (theology) - an aspect of divine presence with qualities of [[illumination]]: [[thought]], [[intellect]], [[knowledge]], [[insight]], [[wisdom]], [[being]], [[divine]] [[love]]

* [[Light]] (theology) - an aspect of divine presence with qualities of [[illumination]]: [[thought]], [[intellect]], [[knowledge]], [[insight]], [[wisdom]], [[being]], [[divine]] [[love]]

:*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahman Brahman] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism Hinduism], the superpresent properties of the [[creator]] [[deity]], Brahma, understood to manifest itself as "light" within the human being.

:*[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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_Society_of_Friends Religious Society of Friends] regards this concept as a fundamental [[belief]].

:*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]]

:*Immanence - related term used in religious [[mysticism]]

==See also==

==See also==