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anthropocentric

 
Dictionary: an·thro·po·cen·tric   (ăn'thrə-pə-sĕn'trĭk) pronunciation

adj.
  1. Regarding humans as the central element of the universe.
  2. Interpreting reality exclusively in terms of human values and experience.
anthropocentrically an'thro·po·cen'tri·cal·ly adv.
anthropocentricity an'thro·po·cen·tric'i·ty (-trĭs'ĭ-tē) n.
anthropocentrism an'thro·po·cen'trism n.

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Philosophy Dictionary: anthropocentric
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(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
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With a human bias; considering humans to be the center of the universe.

Translations: Anthropocentric
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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

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 인간 중심의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 人間中心の

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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