1897; see anthropocentric + -ism.

human chauvinism, according to John Seed. An example is the belief that the Earth is merely a stage for human salvation or self-development without any intrinsic importance of its own.

n. the assumption that the human experience is the central reality - and the idea that all animal and living relationships should be studied in the context of relationships with humans.

(n) an inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values

Seeing the universe as centering on humankind, so that everything in the universe is for human beings. Everything is for us.

The view that humans are the most important beings on Earth. Typical of Western Judeo-Christian culture.

The belief that only humans have value and that the environment exists solely for the benefit of humans.

Anthropocentrism is a view that regards humans as the central element of the universe. Proponents of this believe that we should only protect and replenish the environment so that it serves human purposes such as producing food and drugs; and that the fate of animals and plants are not morally significant except in terms of sustaining human well be [..]

 (from Greek ἄνθρωπος, ánthrōpos, "human being"; and κέντρον,kéntron, "center") is the belief that human beings are the central or most significant species on the planet (in the se [..]

The view that humans are the most important beings on Earth. Typical of Western Judeo-Christian culture.