Metaphysics of presence

{{Short description|Philosophical concept}}

Metaphysics of presence ({{Langx|de|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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/deconstruction|title=Deconstruction | Deconstruction in philosophy}} Another translation of presence and absence is effectivity and possibility.