anthropocentric
Putting humans first
Anthropocentric describes a worldview that places humans at the center, treating human interests and perspectives as the measure of all things.
An anthropocentric approach to environmental policy weighs nature primarily in terms of its usefulness to people.
Critics argue that anthropocentric thinking has justified centuries of ecological destruction.
The term often carries critical connotations, implying a failure to recognize the intrinsic value of non-human life.
Moral preference by organism type
- chauvinismMilitant devotion to group
- dominionAuthority to rule
- superiorityHigher rank or quality
- exploitationSelfish use of others
instrumentalism · hierarchy · entitlement · arrogance · disregard · objectification · self-interest · shortsightedness
Philosophy prioritizing earthly reason
- speciesismMoral preference by organism type
- biocentrismLife as moral center
- personhoodStatus as a person
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
Prioritizing people's needs first
- mankindCollective term for people
- civilizationAdvanced organized human society
- progressMovement toward improvement
- developmentProgress toward maturity
modernization · technology · urbanization · industrialization · growth · mastery · control · dominion
Large-scale woodland elimination
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
- overconsumptionExcessive use of resources
- land-useHow property gets utilized
- sustainabilityCapacity to endure indefinitely
speciesism
Moral preference by organism type
- chauvinismMilitant devotion to group
- dominionAuthority to rule
- superiorityHigher rank or quality
exploitation · instrumentalism · hierarchy · entitlement · arrogance · disregard · objectification · self-interest · shortsightedness · blindspot
humanism
Philosophy prioritizing earthly reason
- speciesismMoral preference by organism type
- biocentrismLife as moral center
- personhoodStatus as a person
ethics · teleology · instrumentalism · utilitarian · deontological
human-centered
Prioritizing people's needs first
- mankindCollective term for people
- civilizationAdvanced organized human society
- progressMovement toward improvement
development · modernization · technology · urbanization · industrialization · growth · mastery · control · dominion · conquest
deforestation
Large-scale woodland elimination
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
- overconsumptionExcessive use of resources
- land-useHow property gets utilized
sustainability · conservation · stewardship · rewilding · anthropocene
anthropocentricobjective
Purpose or goal
universal · cosmic perspective · decentered · impartial · naturalistic