anthropocentric

English

Etymology

From anthropo- +‎ -centric.

Adjective

anthropocentric (comparative more anthropocentric, superlative most anthropocentric)

  1. Placing humans at the center of something, giving preference to humans above all other considerations.
    • 2006, Michael Pollan, The Omnivore's Dilemma, The Penguin Press, →ISBN, page 325:
      But just as we recognize that nature doesn't provide a very good guide for human social conduct, isn't it anthropocentric of us to assume that our moral system offers an adequate guide for what should happen in nature?

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