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envirocentrism

envirocentrism noun: the quality of being envirocentric.

Noun

envirocentrism (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The quality of being envirocentric.
    • This is really the concept that meets with the most direct resistance from conventional disciplines. 350 years of science has taught us the exact opposite. You have called this view, in the past, an extreme kind of organocentrism. It is. You have called for a compromise between extreme...1993 July 13, William T. Powers, “PCT revolution”, in bit.listserv.csg-l (Usenet), message-ID <01H0HKQUULNM00006B@VAXF.COLORADO.EDU>
    • At the same time, however, one can hardly avoid concluding that their promotion of bio- and ecocentrism or envirocentrism is often carried to notable excess.2000, James B. Reichmann, “6. Anthropocentrism, Biocentrism, Envirocentrism”, in Evolution, Animal ‘Rights’, and the Environment, Catholic University of America Press, →ISBN, “Concluding Summary and...

Examples of envirocentrism in a sentence

  • You have called for a compromise between extreme organicentrism and extreme envirocentrism.1993 July 13, William T. Powers, “PCT revolution”, in bit.listserv.csg-l (Usenet), message-ID <01H0HKQUULNM00006B@VAXF.COLORADO.EDU>:
  • That may be, but the fact is, envirocentrism was completely alien to the religion of our Asatru forebears.2000 May 29, Rorik, “Re: Nature religion? An OR perspective”, in alt.religion.asatru (Usenet), message-ID...
  • They include varying ethical views of the following: / • Anthropocentrism and envirocentrism, including differing religious and philosophical views2011, “Conservation”, in Julie Newman, Paul Robbins, editors, Green Ethics and Philosophy: An A-to-Z Guide, SAGE Publications, →ISBN, page...

Origin of envirocentrism

From enviro- + -centrism.

Questions about envirocentrism

What does envirocentrism mean?
Envirocentrism means the quality of being envirocentric.
How do you use envirocentrism in a sentence?
You have called for a compromise between extreme organicentrism and extreme envirocentrism.
What part of speech is envirocentrism?
Envirocentrism is a noun.

Words near envirocentrism in the dictionary

  1. enviro-socialism
  2. enviro-socialist
  3. enviro-socialists
  4. enviro-suit
  5. envirocentric
  6. envirocentrism
  7. enviroclimatic
  8. envirocrime
  9. envirocrimes
  10. enviroeconomic
  11. envirofriendly

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