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anthropocentric
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anthropocentric /an·thro·po·cen·tric/ (an″thro-po-sen´trik) with a human bias; considering humans the center of the universe.
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.

anthropocentric [an″thro-po-sen´trik]
with a human bias; considering humans the center of the universe.

anthropocentric
with a human bias; considering humans to be the center of the universe.


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Through a certain anthropocentricity of interests we are likely to choose an organism that is as similar to man as is consistent with experimental convenience and control.
Comparison The heavenly song Gloria in excelsis Deo, heard on the night of the Nativity and chorused down the ages at Mass, provides a twofold criterion: theocentricity - "Glory to God in the highest" - as well as anthropocentricity - "Peace on earth to men of goodwill" - the latter being subordinate to the former.
The Rio Declaration, however, is further criticized for its triumph of unrestrained anthropocentricity.
 
 
 
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