biocentric
Americanadjective
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relating or adhering to the view or principle that all life forms have inherent value and significance, and should therefore be given serious consideration in determining the moral or ethical value of a course of action.
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relating or adhering to a cosmological theory that regards conscious, organic observers as the basis rather than the by-product of the universe, holding that their biological patterns of perception and information processing effectively determine the universe’s space-time structure and its key physical constants.
Etymology
Origin of biocentric
Example Sentences
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In 1969, he published the first of many books about self-empowerment and love, “The Psychology of Self-Esteem,” and founded an organization called the Institute of Biocentric Psychology.
From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2014
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