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biocentric
[ bahy-oh-sen-trik ]
/ ˌbaɪ oʊˈsɛn trɪk /
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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.Compare anthropocentric (def. 3).
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.
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How to use biocentric in a sentence
The biologist, he thinks, "may now rightly regard the universe in its very essence as biocentric."
The Christian Faith Under Modern Searchlights|William Hallock JohnsonThese questions belong to metaphysics, and vitalistic or biocentric conceptions may be valid in the metaphysical sphere.
John Dewey's logical theory|Delton Thomas Howard