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That we habitually assume characteristically anthropocentric perspectives and values is claimed by deep ecologists to be a defect. And as a corrective to this parochialism, we are invited to assume an "ecocentric" (Rolston 1986, Callicott 1989) or "biocentric" (Taylor 1986) perspective.
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www.uq.edu.au/~pdwgrey/pubs/anthropocentrism.html
www.uq.edu.au/~pdwgrey/pubs/anthropocentrism.html
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activity, the anthropocentric perspective begins to be prominent. Even scientific terms can be explained from our perspective, as in the next hybrid ...
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ijl.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/11/3/205.pdf
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Lexicographic definitions, irrespective of whether they are traditional phrases or more ambitious sentence definitions, can be classified according to which of two ’perspectives‘ they adopt. The more common type, ’referent-based definitions...
http://ijl.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/11/3...
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In Hughes' poetry between 1957 and 1989, I think there is a gradual change from an anthropocentric, or human-centred viewpoint, towards a more biocentric, or ecological perspective. This progression in his poetry is more like the slow process of evolution than a sudden change from one mode of thinking to another.
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www.english.cam.ac.uk/cambridgeauthors/hughes-anthropoc...
www.english.cam.ac.uk/cambridgeauthors/hughes-anthropocentric-and-biocentric-perspectives
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Closely related to the concept of criticality is the notion of environmental degradation, and here again the geocentric and anthropocentric perspectives offer conflicting views. A geocentric definition of environmental degradation might equate such degradation with any human-induced change from the "natural" state;
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www.unu.edu/unupress/unupbooks/uu14re/uu14re03.htm
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prehistory may lie partly in viewing this data from a more anthropocentric perspective and with empathy, beginning with what we already know of the Indians ...
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www.jstor.org/stable/278924
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In probing the anal recesses of all creatures great and small, why is it necessary to posit that every physical or behavioral trait accorded to a specimen ... After all, aren't most species that ever lived extinct? ... Apparently not, judging by the enthusiasm generated for fitting in every fact with the established "line".
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www.ebtx.com/theory/evolute.htm
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CASE STUDY 2: THE MOSQUITO FISH: WHEN ANTHROPOCENTRIC AND ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES CLASH ... 1 Historical and Social Science Perspectives on the Role of Risk Assessment and Science in Protecting the Domestic Economy: Some Background (23-30)
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books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=9868&page=97
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Their rhetoric, i.e. the specific language they use and the way in which they structure their arguments, appears to be based upon an awareness of the writings of "environmentalists," and an awareness that many evangelical Protestants are characterized by the Wise Use and Anthropocentric Stewardship perspectives.
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www.asa3.org/ASA/PSCF/1998/PSCF3-98Ball.html
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