anthropocentrism
noun [ U ] uk/ˌæn.θrə.pəˈsen.trɪ.zəm/ us/ˌæn.θrə.pəˈsen.trɪ.zəm/
人类中心说
a belief in humans and their existence as the most important and central fact in the universe
Our anthropocentrism is ruining the world, for us and every other form of life. 我们的人类中心主义正在摧毁世界,摧毁我们自己的和其他所有生物的世界。
His photographs avoid anthropocentrism, with plants, animals, and humans staged as equals. 他的照片并不以人为中心,而是将植物、动物和人类摆在平等的位置上。
See: anthropocentric
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- Radical anthropocentrism comes close to asserting that humans can do whatever they want to nature and the planet.
- Science fiction offers the powerful mix of advanced science, adventure, and anthropocentrism.
- Anthropocentrism is understandable but narrow and misguided.
- My feeling is that our anthropocentrism is deeply engrained.