anthropocentrism

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Englisch - Türkisch
İnsan merkezli
Antroposentrizm
(Sosyoloji, Toplumbilim) insaniçincilik
(Sosyoloji, Toplumbilim) insanmerkezcilik
Englisch - Englisch
A viewpoint or theory that places human beings at the center of something, giving preference to human beings above all other considerations
A viewpoint or theory that places human beings at the center of something, giving preference to human beings above all other considerations, homocentrism
an inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values
Anthropology is from the Greek [anthropos] meaning human, and the Latin [centralis] which pertains to the center It is simply the doctrine that man is the center of all things, and the central fact of all existence, therefore he has no cause for God It is the view that man is autonomous, and therefore everything must be understood in terms of how it relates to him [back]
The view that humans are the most important beings on Earth Typical of Western Judeo-Christian culture
viewing everything as if all was designed for the purpose of serving Man
Seeing the universe as centering on humankind, so that everything in the universe is for human beings Everything is for us
The belief that man is the center of all that is important and that the world exists solely for the benefit or improvement of mankind
{i} view of man as the central element or purpose of the universe; view of reality solely in terms of human experience
anthropocentrism

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    an·thro·po·cen·trism

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    () Originated 1905-1910, anthropocentric+-ism.anthropocentrism. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Retrieved February 28, 2007, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/anthropocentrism
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