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ANTHROPOCENTRICITY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does anthropocentricity mean?
• ANTHROPOCENTRICITY (noun)
The noun ANTHROPOCENTRICITY has 1 sense:
1. an inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values
Familiarity information: ANTHROPOCENTRICITY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
anthropocentricity; anthropocentrism
Hypernyms ("anthropocentricity" is a kind of...):
partiality; partisanship (an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives)
Derivation:
anthropocentric (human-centered)
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