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Historiography and Historical Methodology
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According to the concept of presentism, historians:
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Argue that the past is constantly being reinterpreted and reshaped by the present.
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Presentism is a philosophical approach to history that emphasizes the influence of the present on our understanding of the past. It argues that historians are always interpreting the past through the lens of their own time and culture, and that this process of interpretation is constantly changing.