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Anthropocentrism vs Ecocentrism - What's the difference?

anthropocentrism | ecocentrism |

As nouns the difference between anthropocentrism and ecocentrism

is that anthropocentrism is a viewpoint or theory that places human beings at the center of something, giving preference to human beings above all other considerations while ecocentrism is a term used in ecological political philosophy to denote a nature-centred, as opposed to human-centred, system of values.

anthropocentrism

English

(wikipedia anthropocentrism)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A viewpoint or theory that places human beings at the center of something, giving preference to human beings above all other considerations.

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    ecocentrism

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • a term used in ecological political philosophy to denote a nature-centred, as opposed to human-centred, system of values.

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    English words suffixed with -ism