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biocentric
adjective
environment specializeduk /ˌbaɪ.əʊˈsen.trɪk/ us /ˌbaɪ.oʊˈsen.trɪk/
relating to the belief that all living things are equally important:
The view of the earth as a home is biocentric, as it acknowledges that all species belong on earth interdependently.
In a preface to the new edition of his book, the writer discusses the future of wilderness and its ethical and biocentric relevance.
The writer believes that a biocentric revolution is what is needed to stave off ecological disaster.
The two philosophers could not be more apart in their worldviews--one believes in biocentric holism and the other in anthropocentric individualism, that humans should come first among all creatures.
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