The End of Presence: Absence as a Symptom of a Connected World

By Antônio Carlos

We live surrounded by voices, signals, and connections that promise presence - yet deliver only noise. What lies beneath instant replies, constant availability, and endless visibility? This book unfolds a philosophical inquiry into the erosion of genuine connection, the replacement of encounter by performance, and the dissolution of presence under the regime of exposure. It offers no nostalgia, no prescriptions, no conclusions - only the quiet effort to ask whether being with another is still possible without turning it into a task.

Throughout its pages, what is sought is not a return to a lost form of presence, but a listening to what might still remain: a time that doesn't rush, an attention that doesn't demand response, a care that does not need to be seen. In a world where everything is made visible, learning to dwell again may be the most radical act of resistance.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FNL8N58H
• ISBN13: 9798299420661
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 118 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 8.0"