ecocentric

Examples

• All

• Various studies have found a creeping shift from an anthropocentric to an ecocentric and finally to a "New Ecological" worldview during the last two decades (e.g., Blaikie, 1992).

  Academic text (1998)

• A combination of economic, moral, and instrumental factors influences conservation behavior and can be anthropocentric or ecocentric, depending on the school of ethics.

  Academic text (2013)

• Santayana looked forward to an ecocentric revolution in philosophy.

  Academic text (1991)

• Most research has focused on anthropocentric concerns about environmental quality and natural resource use, with less attention to ecocentric concerns about the intrinsic value of nature.

  Academic text (2005)

• However, the Audubon group consistently reflected a substantially stronger ecocentric attitude toward wilderness preservation than did the Outward Bound population.

  Academic text (1995)

• The concept of intrinsic value has roots in Aldo Leopold's ecocentric view of nature and is compatible with the deep ecology movement.

  Academic text (1993)

• However, the Outward Bound patrol group did exhibit the most significant gains in ecocentric attitude toward wilderness, suggesting that physical and affective adventure-education programs can have substantial impacts on participants.

  Academic text (1995)

• Most people value the environment—for anthropocentric as well as ecocentric reasons—yet many ecological systems around the world continue to degrade, fragment, and lose resilience.

  Academic text (2005)

• Many environmentalists advocate for an ecocentric approach that prioritizes the well-being of all living organisms.

• To protect the planet, we need to adopt an ecocentric mindset that recognizes the interconnectedness of all life.

Synonyms

B

biocentric

vsecocentric

8.6

Seeing all living things as equally important, not only humans

includes whole nature, including nonliving parts, and gives them equal or greater importance

Antonyms

A

anthropocentric

2 9.1

Seeing humans as most important and judging things by human needs

H

human-centered

• Specialized

1 4.3

Putting people's needs and comfort first when designing or making decisions

How Ecocentric

biocentric

8.6

ecocentric

7.9

anthropocentric

2 9.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology