- biocentrism
- noun the view or belief that the rights and needs of humans are not more important than those of other living things.Derivativesbiocentric adjectivebiocentrist noun
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Biocentrism — (from Greek: βίος, bio , life ; and κέντρον, kentron , center ) is a term that has several meanings but is commonly defined as the belief that all forms of life are equally valuable and humanity is not the center of existence. Biocentric… … Wikipedia
biocentrism — biocentrísm s. n. Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic BIOCENTRÍSM s. n. concepţie care abordează de pe o poziţie fiziologică motivaţia unui comportament psihic. (< bio + centrism) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa … Dicționar Român
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biocentrism — /baɪoʊˈsɛntrɪzəm/ (say buyoh sentrizuhm) noun a view of the world which accords intrinsic value to all forms of life (opposed to anthropocentrism). –biocentric, adjective …
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biocentric — adjective Date: circa 1889 considering all forms of life as having intrinsic value < a biocentric philosophy > • biocentrism noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
Speciesism — involves assigning different values or rights to beings on the basis of their species membership. The term was coined by British psychologist Richard D. Ryder in 1973 to denote a prejudice based on physical differences.Ryder, Richard. [http://www … Wikipedia
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