Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The doctrine or opinion that the world, or the universe, has been made for man, and for the purpose of securing human welfare.
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Examples
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Anyone who has looked at Mims will realise he has a potential philosophical axe to grind and Dr. Piankas abject dislike of anthropocentricism is evident.
A Promise 2006
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Science Fiction is that genre of cognitive estrangement in a post-Gothic mode, utilizing a willing suspension of disbelief, transcending anthropocentricism and temporal provincialism, where spacemen, raygun in fist, soar through outer space with a glamorous brunette Space-Babes in their brawny arms.
"Critical Times for Critical Thinking" ewillett 2008
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For Nash, now a history and environmental-studies professor at the University of California, “anthropocentricism” is the enemy: it starts with the biblical injunction that gives human beings “dominion” over nature, and it continues through the American pursuit of Manifest Destiny and beyond.
The Eco-Man's Library: Nonfiction Spangler, Adam 2008
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A reason for the pantheist's stress on Nature is that anthropocentricism is seen as incompatible with a proper recognition of Unity.
Pantheism Levine, Michael 2007
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It tells us that we must purge ourselves of bourgeois anthropocentricism and do the classy things that our advanced culture requires.
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It could be summarized as humankind's long intellectual journey away from magic (not locally causal) and from anthropocentricism (not independently real).
BrothersJudd Blog 2010
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Humanism afforded little relief to Mother Nature, as it underscored dominionism with its anthropocentricism and speciesism.
Bloggers.Pakistan 2008
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Humanism afforded little relief to Mother Nature, as it underscored dominionism with its anthropocentricism and speciesism.
One Thousand Reasons 2008
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Humanism afforded little relief to Mother Nature, as it underscored dominionism with its anthropocentricism and speciesism.
One Thousand Reasons 2008
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Even the advent of "enlightened" Humanism afforded little relief to Mother Nature, as it underscored dominionism with its anthropocentricism and speciesism.
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