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biocentrism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.12 in modern English

Syllables
bio-cen-trism
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ethical viewpoint that extends inherent value to all non-human life, regardless of its sentience.

Uncountable

noun

A cosmological theory viewing life and biology as central to being, reality, and the cosmos such that life creates the universe rather than the other way around.

Uncountable

Etymology

From bio- + -centrism. The cosmological view was proposed in 2007 by American scientist Robert Lanza.

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What does biocentrism mean?
An ethical viewpoint that extends inherent value to all non-human life, regardless of its sentience.
Where does biocentrism come from?
From bio- + -centrism. The cosmological view was proposed in 2007 by American scientist Robert Lanza.

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