ANTHROPOCENTRIC Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

anthropocentric

adjective

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Recent Examples of anthropocentric In this week’s Mini Philosophy interview, anthropologist Christine Webb argues that a lot of science research is shaped by human exceptionalism, reinforcing biases and anthropocentric assumptions. —

Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025 Rarely does nature fit neatly into our anthropocentric categories. —

Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 12 May 2025 Any claim of animal consciousness and intelligence was met with disbelief and even resistance, highlighting this ingrained anthropocentric bias. —

David Chauvet, JSTOR Daily, 26 Mar. 2025 Botany is its ally, capturing its stories and flattening its narratives through an anthropocentric perspective. —

Photovogue, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for anthropocentric

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unspiritual

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When the 1990s brought an emphasis on art being viewed as unspiritual, unpoetical, socioeconomic evidence, the perspective on Cole changed.

— HOLLAND COTTER, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2018

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