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What is an anthropocentrism?

What is an anthropocentrism? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A viewpoint or theory that places human beings at the center of something, giving preference to human beings above all other considerations.
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This requires us to change the way we perceive ourselves and our place in creation, which is overcoming our anthropocentrism.
Mr. Hattingh warned against the strict implementation of the distinction between anthropocentrism and biocentrism.
That separation leads to the pitfalls of anthropocentrism and environmental degradation.
Note how the need for relevance sends him back toward anthropocentrism again, toward engineered results, toward us.
The biggest challenge to Sharp's interpretation and deployment of Spinoza is the latter's anthropocentrism and androcentrism.
This moves away from a simple anthropocentrism and causes us to rethink why our relations with nature are an issue for us and why we should express a concern for nature.

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