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Ecocentrism vs Biocentrism - What's the difference?

ecocentrism | biocentrism |

As nouns the difference between ecocentrism and biocentrism

is that ecocentrism is a term used in ecological political philosophy to denote a nature-centred, as opposed to human-centred, system of values while biocentrism is an ethical viewpoint that extends inherent value to all non-human life, regardless of its sentience.

ecocentrism

English

Noun

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  • 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

    biocentrism

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia biocentrism)
  • An ethical viewpoint that extends inherent value to all non-human life, regardless of its sentience.
  • A cosmological theory proposed in 2007 by American scientist Robert Lanza. In this view, life and biology are central to being, reality, and the cosmos — life creates the universe rather than the other way around.