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Preprint . 2026
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The Grammar of Displacement: From, Anytime, Then

Authors: Gaitan, Oscar;

The Grammar of Displacement: From, Anytime, Then

Abstract

This essay examines how contemporary technologies reshape human presence through the grammar of from, anytime, and then. Drawing on Alexandre Dumas, Gabriel García Márquez, and Harry Chapin, it argues that these ordinary terms disclose a broader condition of displacement in which place, time, and lived presence are flattened into a field of undifferentiated access. Actions once tied to specific locations, schedules, and embodied encounters now occur from anywhere, at any time, and are deferred indefinitely. Through literary, philosophical, and theological analysis, the essay develops a phenomenology of how convenience erodes anticipation, memory, and moral weight. It concludes by contrasting displacement with practices that preserve embodied participation, fixed addresses, and shared temporal horizons.

Keywords

Catholic Phlosophy, Ontology, Temporality, Philosophy of Technology, Metaphysics, Social Philosophy, Displacement, Digital Culture, Memory, Philosophy of Religion, Presence, Phenomenology, Christian Philosophy

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