anthropocentricity

American  

[an-thruh-poh-sen-tris-i-tee] / ˌæn θrə poʊ sɛnˈtrɪs ɪ ti /

noun

plural

anthropocentricities

1. the state or quality of being anthropocentric.

2. an anthropocentric interpretation of the universe.

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Etymology

Origin of anthropocentricity

First recorded in 1955–60; anthropocentric + -ity

Example Sentences

Right away, de Paulis recognized the project’s out-of-this-world dilemma: How could her team shed its anthropocentricity to craft a message that seemed as realistically alien as possible?

From Scientific American