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anthropocentrism

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an·thro·po·cen·tric  (nthr-p-sntrk)
adj.
1. Regarding humans as the central element of the universe.
2. Interpreting reality exclusively in terms of human values and experience.
anthro·po·centri·cal·ly adv.
anthro·po·cen·trici·ty (-trs-t) n.
anthro·po·centrism n.
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Noun1.anthropocentrism - an inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values
anthropocentricity
partisanship, partiality - an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives


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Sewell, "Nature, Agency, and Anthropocentrism," American Historical Review online discussion forum, available at: www.
Common ground: integrating social and environmental history by Mosley, Stephen / Journal of Social History
7) However, most people have yet to internalize the implications of the hundreds of years old Galilean or Darwinian views, which challenge the deep anthropocentrism and sources of racism and sexism.
Correcting corrections: de-reifying the new Israeli historiography by Da'Na, Seif / Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ)
Even among those who are inclined to be skeptical about the anthropocentrism of modern theology, there can often be passionate disagreements about how to interpret the received tradition or how to apply it in new situations.
Troubled Water by Nixon, J. Peter / Commonweal
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