anthropocentrism
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anthropocentrism
- /ˌæn.θɹə.poʊˈsɛn.tɹɪz.m/
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Originated 1905-1910, anthropocentric + -ism. Equivalent to anthropo- + -centrism.
noun anthropocentrisms
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A viewpoint or theory that places human beings at the center of everything, giving preference to human beings above all other considerations.
Is challenging anthropocentrism irrelevant and unhelpful? The arguments against human—centredness I have advanced in the previous chapter include a strongly prudential one for the human species — that anthropocentrism leads to […]
Similar: homocentricism, humanocentrism
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noun viewpoint
| Español | antropocentrismo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 인간중심주의 in'ganjungsimjuui |
| 日本語 | 人間中心主義 ningenchūshinshugi |
| 中文 | 人類中心主義 /人类中心主义 rénlèizhōngxīnzhǔyì |
| Português | antropocentrismo |
| Français | anthropocentrisme |
| Deutsch | Anthropozentrismus |
| Italiano | antropocentrismo |
| Ελληνικά | ανθρωποκεντρισμός anthropokentrismós |
| Română | antropocentrism |
| Русский | антропоцентри́зм antropocentrízm |
| Tiếng Việt | chủ nghĩa duy con người |
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