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anthropocentric

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(an′t̸hrə pō′sen′trik, -pə-)

adjective

  1. that considers humankind as the central focus, or final goal, of the universe
  2. conceiving of everything in the universe in terms of human values

Origin: anthropo- + -centric

See anthropocentric in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Regarding humans as the central element of the universe.
  2. Interpreting reality exclusively in terms of human values and experience.

Related Forms:

  • anˌthro·po·cenˈtri·cal·ly adverb
  • anˌthro·po·cen·tricˈi·ty (-trĭsˈĭ-tē) noun
  • anˌthro·po·cenˈtrism noun

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