adj.
- Regarding humans as the central element of the universe.
- Interpreting reality exclusively in terms of human values and experience.
anthropocentricity an'thro·po·cen·tric'i·ty (-trĭs'ĭ-tē) n.
anthropocentrism an'thro·po·cen'trism n.
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an·thro·po·cen·tric (ăn'thrə-pə-sĕn'trĭk)
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| Philosophy Dictionary: anthropocentric |
(Greek, man + centre) Any view magnifying the importance of human beings in the cosmos, e.g. by seeing it as created for our benefit. An account of a property such as that of a colour is anthropocentric if it incorporates an element relating possession of the property to the state of some human observer in some conditions.
| Veterinary Dictionary: anthropocentric |
With a human bias; considering humans to be the center of the universe.
| Translations: Anthropocentric |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - antropocentrisk
Nederlands (Dutch)
waarin de mens centraal staat, antropocentrisch
Français (French)
adj. - anthropocentrique
Deutsch (German)
adj. - (philos.) anthropozentrisch , (Menschheit als Zentrum des Universums)
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ανθρωποκεντρικός
Italiano (Italian)
antropocentrico
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - antropocêntrico
Русский (Russian)
антропоцентрический
Español (Spanish)
adj. - antropocéntrico
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - som sätter människan i centrum
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
以人类为中心的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 以人類為中心的
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) مركز تبشيري : يعتبر ان الإنسان هو حقيقه الكون المركزيه, يفترض ان الإنسان هو غايه الكون القصوي
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - מתייחס לאדם כמרכז הברואים, אנתרופוצנטרי
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