biocentric

American  

[bahy-oh-sen-trik] / ˌbaɪ oʊˈsɛn trɪk /

adjective

1. relating or adhering to the view or principle that all life forms have inherent value and significance, and should therefore be given serious consideration in determining the moral or ethical value of a course of action.

2. relating or adhering to a cosmological theory that regards conscious, organic observers as the basis rather than the by-product of the universe, holding that their biological patterns of perception and information processing effectively determine the universe’s space-time structure and its key physical constants.

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Etymology

Origin of biocentric

First recorded in 1885–90; bio- + -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 • Feb. 7, 2023

Moreover, the news outlet reported that researchers and engineers for the Navy are working on "biocentric" projects that take inspiration from aquatic and airborne animals.

From Fox News • Jun. 15, 2021

In 1913, the Hetch Hetchy Valley – located in Yosemite National Park in California – was the site of a conflict between two factions, one with an anthropocentric ethic and the other, a biocentric ethic.

From Textbooks • Sep. 6, 2018

Aldo Leopold, an American wildlife natural historian and philosopher, advocated a biocentric ethic in his book, A Sand County Almanac.

From Textbooks • Sep. 6, 2018

"The whole evolutionary process, both cosmic and organic, is one, and the biologist may now rightly regard the universe in its very essence as biocentric."

From The Breath of Life by Burroughs, John