anthropocentric

[ an-thruh-poh-sen-trik ]

adjective

1. regarding the human being as the central fact of the universe.
2. assuming human beings to be the final aim and end of the universe.
3. viewing and interpreting everything only in terms of human experience and values. Compare biocentric ( def ).

anthropocentric

/ ˌænθrəpəʊˈsɛntrɪk /

adjective

1. regarding man as the most important and central factor in the universe

Derived Forms

• ˌanthropoˈcentrism, noun

Other Words From

• an·thro·po·cen·tri·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of anthropocentric¹

First recorded in 1850–55; anthropo- + -centric

Example Sentences

And I would say that’s a more biocentric approach or at the very least it’s less anthropocentric.

From Scientific American

As she dug in, she said she noticed something else: “Not only is human medicine anthropocentric, it’s androcentric” — that is, focused on cisgender men.

From Los Angeles Times

“It just seems very anthropocentric,” Nick Tusay, a Penn State graduate student on the call, said.

From New York Times

And “in this new work,” she adds, “I want to use birds not as anthropocentric symbols but as routes to more vulnerable, attuned encounters with the nonhuman.”

From New York Times

A term like “ultrasound” is “an anthropocentric affectation.”

From New York Times