biocentrism

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounbiocentrism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn ethical viewpoint that extends inherent value to all non-human life, regardless of its sentience.
  2. uncountableA 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.

Origin

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

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Translations

Japanese 生命中心主義
  • 生命中心主義 (seimei chūshin shugi)cosmological theory
Polish biocentryzm
  • biocentryzmcosmological theory
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APA

biocentrism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biocentrism

MLA

“biocentrism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biocentrism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biocentrism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biocentrism.

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