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visuocentrism

visuocentrism noun: a focus on vision.

Noun

visuocentrism (uncountable)

  1. A focus on vision.
    • From this current context, it can be difficult to realize that we are only a few short years removed from a time when philosophy was almost entirely focused on vision and visual experience. This visuocentrism was not unique to philosophy of course. Even in empirical work, there was an overwhelming...2018 July 20, Casey O'Callaghan, “Beyond Vision: Philosophical Essays”, in Analysis, volume 78, number 3, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    ocularcentrism

Synonyms of visuocentrism

Origin of visuocentrism

From visuo- + -centrism.

Questions about visuocentrism

What does visuocentrism mean?
Visuocentrism means a focus on vision.
What part of speech is visuocentrism?
Visuocentrism is a noun.

Words near visuocentrism in the dictionary

  1. visuals
  2. visucentric
  3. visuo-
  4. visuoauditory
  5. visuocentric
  6. visuocentrism
  7. visuocognitive
  8. visuoconstruction
  9. visuoconstructional
  10. visuoconstructive
  11. visuocortical

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