The belief that humans hold a special place in nature; being centered primarily on humans and human affairs.
Human-focused perspective
Viewing and interpreting everything in terms of human experience; regarding the human being as the central fact of the universe.
human-centered; "our anthropocentric view of the world"
(Primatology) Human-oriented viewpoint or perspective.
idea that everything on Earth is for human use.
adj. man-centered (as opposed to theocentric). Most popular philosophies, world-views, and frameworks of interpretation are anthropocentric in that they either view human reason and opinion as autonomous, or they operate under the presupposition that human reason and opinion are autonomous, or both.
Human-centered. Compare biocentric.
Interpreting reality in terms of human values and experience
Regards the human as being the central fact or final aim of the universe.