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anthropocentrism
[ an-thruh-poh-sen-triz-uhm ]
/ ˌæn θrə poʊˈsɛn trɪz əm /
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noun
the view that human beings are the central fact or the final aim and end of the universe.Compare biocentrism (def. 2).
the tendency to view and interpret everything in terms of human experience, making it the only operative consideration in determining the moral or ethical value of a course of action.Compare biocentrism (def. 1).
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Origin of anthropocentrism
First recorded in 1905–10; anthropocentr(ic) + -ism
Words nearby anthropocentrism
anthropic principle, anthropo-, Anthropocene, anthropocentric, anthropocentricity, anthropocentrism, anthropogenesis, anthropogenic, anthropogeography, anthropography, anthropoid
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How to use anthropocentrism in a sentence
It is our anthropocentrism that got us in this mess to begin with.