Anthropocentricity

/ænθroʊpoʊˈsɛnˈtrɪsəti/ noun

The quality or state of regarding humanity as the center of existence or the most important element of reality.

From 'anthropo-' (human) + 'centric' + '-ity' (quality of). Emerged as philosophical terminology in the 18th-19th centuries to describe a worldview where humans are paramount.

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