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Definition of Anthropocentric
1. Adjective. Human-centered. "Our anthropocentric view of the world"
Definition of Anthropocentric
1. a. Assuming man as the center or ultimate end; -- applied to theories of the universe or of any part of it, as the solar system.
Definition of Anthropocentric
1. Adjective. Placing humans at the center of something, giving preference to humans above all other considerations. ¹
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Definition of Anthropocentric
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Anthropocentric
1. With a human bias, under the assumption that man is the central fact of the universe. Origin: anthropo-+ G. Kentron, centre (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Anthropocentric
Literary usage of Anthropocentric
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Philosophy and Civilization in the Middle Ages by Maurice Wulf (1922)
"Excess resulting from the felt need of simplifying without limit; the geocentric
system and the anthropocentric conception. iii. ..."
2. Sociology: Its Development and Applications by James Quayle Dealey (1920)
"One may, however, grant that sociology is anthropocentric, absorbing into itself
all knowledge useful to man, and yet prefer to think of a larger science of ..."
3. Glimpses of the Cosmos by Lester Frank Ward (1913)
"The Anthropocentric Theory* History.—This abstract of the paper read December
20, 1881, was written out in its present form December 24-27, 1881. ..."
4. Ethics and Moral Science by L[ucien] Lévy-Bruhl (1905)
"... teleological and anthropocentric postulates—Study of the social reality by a
scientific method—Possible applications of that science in the future. ..."
5. Philosophy, Humanity and Ecology: Vol. 1: Philosophy of Nature edited by J. Odera Oruka (1996)
"... ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS AND THE Anthropocentric PREDICAMENT Richard T. De George
University of Kansas, Lawrence USA In its common Western sense modern ..."
6. A History of the Intellectual Development of Europe by John William Draper (1875)
"Progress of Man from the Anthropocentric Ideas to the Discovery of his true
Position and Insignificance in the Universe. ..."
7. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe by John William Draper (1899)
"Progress of Man from the Anthropocentric Ideas to the Discovery of his true
Position and Insignificance in the Universe. THE Ago of Heason in Europe was ..."
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