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anthropocentric
[ an-thruh-poh-sen-trik ]
adjective
- regarding the human being as the central fact of the universe.
- assuming human beings to be the final aim and end of the universe.
- viewing and interpreting everything only in terms of human experience and values. Compare biocentric ( def ).
anthropocentric
/ ˌænθrəpəʊˈsɛntrɪk /
adjective
- regarding man as the most important and central factor in the universe
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Derived Forms
- ˌanthropoˈcentrism, noun
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Other Words From
- an·thro·po·cen·tri·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of anthropocentric1
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Example Sentences
The name, incidentally, is adjacent to anthropocentric, and concerns relevancy to human experience or existence.
It challenges us to shift our focus from anthropocentric systems—such as time keeping—to the rhythms of nature.
The universally adopted view of the structure of the universe was geocentric, of the world, anthropocentric.
That Mr. Fiske is merely reviving gross anthropocentric views he himself admits.
But if nothing in nature is aimless or useless, this is not to be interpreted in a narrow anthropocentric spirit.
After the geocentric illusion had been destroyed, the anthropocentric illusion still remained.
The degeneration theory has exploded as entirely as the geocentric and anthropocentric theories have vanished.
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