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biocentrism
[ bahy-oh-sen-triz-uhm ]
noun
- the view or principle that all life forms have inherent value and significance, and should therefore be given serious consideration in determining the moral or ethical value of a course of action. Compare anthropocentrism ( def ).
- a cosmological theory that regards conscious, organic observers as the basis rather than the by-product of the universe, holding that their biological patterns of perception and information processing effectively determine the universe’s space-time structure and its key physical constants. Compare anthropocentrism ( def ).
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Word History and Origins
Origin of biocentrism1
First recorded in 1930–35; biocentr(ic) ( def ) + -ism ( def )
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