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anthropocentrism

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  • noun an inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values.

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  • noun A viewpoint or theory that places human beings at the center of something, giving preference to human beings above all other considerations.

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  • noun an inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values

Etymologies

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Originated 1905-1910, anthropocentric +‎ -ism.

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