antianthropocentric
|an-ti-an-thro-po-cen-tric|
/ˌæn.ti.æn.θrə.pəˈsɛn.trɪk/
against human-centeredness
Etymology
'antianthropocentric' originates from modern English formation combining the prefix 'anti-' (from Greek 'anti', meaning 'against') with 'anthropocentric' (from Greek 'anthropos' meaning 'human' + element related to Greek 'kentron'/Latin 'centrum' meaning 'center').
'anthropocentric' comes from Greek 'anthropos' ('human') + New Latin/modern combining form '-centric' (from Greek 'kentron' via Latin 'centrum' meaning 'center'); adding the prefix 'anti-' produced 'antianthropocentric' in late 20th-century academic and philosophical discourse to express opposition to human-centered views.
Initially built to mean 'against anthropocentrism' (i.e., opposing the idea of human centrality); over time it has been used broadly in environmental ethics, eco-criticism, and posthumanist thought to label perspectives that decenter humans and emphasize nonhuman value.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a stance or ideology opposing anthropocentrism (this meaning relates to the noun form 'antianthropocentrism' derived from the adjective 'antianthropocentric').
An antianthropocentric perspective calls for recognizing the intrinsic value of nonhuman beings.
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Adjective 1
opposing anthropocentrism; critical of or rejecting the idea that humans are the central or most important entities, and attributing intrinsic value or moral consideration to nonhuman life, ecosystems, or the more-than-human world.
Her antianthropocentric argument challenged the assumption that humans are the world's central value.
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