anthropocentrism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌæn.θɹə.poʊˈsɛn.tɹɪz.m/
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Etymology
Originated 1905-1910, anthropocentric + -ism. Equivalent to anthropo- + -centrism.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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 […]
2005, Val Plumwood, Environmental Culture: The Ecological Crisis of Reason, Routledge, →ISBN, page 123:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| anthropocentrisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
antianthropocentrism · post-anthropocentrism
Relateds
Synonyms
homocentricism · humanocentrism
Translations (32)
it antropocentrismo (viewpoint) · cmn 人類中心主義 /人类中心主义 (viewpoint) · es antropocentrismo (viewpoint) · id antroposentrisme (viewpoint) · fi ihmiskeskeisyys (viewpoint) · sk antropocentrizmus (viewpoint) · lv antropocentrisms (viewpoint) · pt antropocentrismo (viewpoint) · ca antropocentrisme (viewpoint) · lt antropocentrizmas (viewpoint) · ro antropocentrism (viewpoint) · kk антропоцентризм (viewpoint) · gl antropocentrismo (viewpoint) · ba антропоцентризм (viewpoint) · az antroposentrizm (viewpoint) · hy անթրոպոցենտրիզմ (viewpoint) · ko 인간중심주의 (viewpoint) · la anthropocentrismus (viewpoint) · de Anthropozentrismus (viewpoint) · ru антропоцентри́зм (viewpoint) · vi chủ nghĩa duy con người (viewpoint) · fa انسانمحوری (viewpoint) · ms antroposentrisme (viewpoint) · fr anthropocentrisme (viewpoint) · sv antropocentrism (viewpoint) · pl antropocentryzm (viewpoint) · ja 人間中心主義 (viewpoint) · ky антропоцентризм (viewpoint) · ga antrapalárnachas (viewpoint) · fi antroposentrismi (viewpoint) · el ανθρωποκεντρισμός (viewpoint) · cs antropocentrismus (viewpoint)