anthropocentrism

English

Etymology

Originated 1905-1910, anthropocentric +‎ -ism.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌæn.θɹə.poʊˈsɛn.tɹɪz.m/^[1]

Noun

anthropocentrism (countable and uncountable, plural anthropocentrisms)

A viewpoint or theory that places human beings at the center of something, giving preference to human beings above all other considerations.

Translations

viewpoint

Catalan: antropocentrisme (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 人類中心主義, 人类中心主义 (rénlèizhōngxīnzhǔyì)
Finnish: ihmiskeskeisyys (fi), antroposentrismi
French: anthropocentrisme (fr) m
German: Anthropozentrismus m
Greek: ανθρωποκεντρισμός (el) m (anthropokentrismós)
Irish: antrapalárnachas m

Latin: anthropocentrismus m
Latvian: antropocentrisms m
Polish: antropocentryzm (pl)
Portuguese: antropocentrismo (pt) m
Romanian: antropocentrism (ro) n
Russian: антропоцентри́зм (ru) m (antropocentrízm)
Spanish: antropocentrismo (es) m

References

1 2 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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