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anthropocentrism en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌæn.θɹə.poʊˈsɛn.tɹɪz.m/
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Etymology

Originated 1905-1910, anthropocentric + -ism. Equivalent to anthropo- + -centrism.

Meanings

  1. (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

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Deriveds

antianthropocentrism · post-anthropocentrism

Relateds

anthropocentric

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)