Etymology

anthroparchy

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Today it means: A social system of attitudes, practices, and institutions through which the natural world and non-human animals are dominated to the benefit of humans. Full definition →

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From anthrop- + -archy. Coined by Erika Cudworth (2005, E. Cudworth, Developing Ecofeminist Theory: The Complexity of Difference).

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