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ecocentric [2 records]

Record 1 2003-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Philosophy (General)
  • Ecology (General)
DEF

Relating to a value system and attitude that sees humans as a part of larger ecological processes and systems.

OBS

Natural and human communities are folded into one another, and we participate, and cannot avoid doing so, with these communities. [Persons with] ecocentric attitudes consider Homo sapiens as having a primary obligation to take responsibility for themselves and their actions. Past failures to accept this responsibility are seen to be a root cause of contemporary environmental crises.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Philosophie (Généralités)
  • Écologie (Généralités)
DEF

Qualifie un système de valeurs au sein duquel les êtres humains font partie de vastes processus et systèmes écologiques.

Spanish

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Record 2 1997-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie (Généralités)

Spanish

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