biocentric

[ bahy-oh-sen-trik ]

/ ˌbaɪ oʊˈsɛn trɪk /

centered in life; having life as its principal fact.

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First recorded in 1885–90; bio- + -centric

These questions belong to metaphysics, and vitalistic or biocentric conceptions may be valid in the metaphysical sphere.
John Dewey's logical theory|Delton Thomas Howard
The biologist, he thinks, "may now rightly regard the universe in its very essence as biocentric."
The Christian Faith Under Modern Searchlights|William Hallock Johnson