anthropocentricity

[ an-thruh-poh-sen-tris-i-tee ]

noun

, plural an·thro·po·cen·tric·i·ties

1. the state or quality of being anthropocentric.
2. an anthropocentric interpretation of the universe.

Word History and Origins

Origin of anthropocentricity¹

First recorded in 1955–60; anthropocentric + -ity

Example Sentences

Right away, de Paulis recognized the project’s out-of-this-world dilemma: How could her team shed its anthropocentricity to craft a message that seemed as realistically alien as possible?

From Scientific American