Definitions for "anthropocentrism"
an inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values.
Anthropology is from the Greek [ anthropos] meaning human, and the Latin [ centralis] which pertains to the center. It is simply the doctrine that man is the center of all things, and the central fact of all existence, therefore he has no cause for God. It is the view that man is autonomous, and therefore everything must be understood in terms of how it relates to him. [ back
a perspective centered on human beings, prioritizing human well-being to that of animal and plant species and ecosystems