Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Biocentrism (from Greek βίος bios, \"life\" and κέντρον kentron, \"center\"), in a political and ecological sense, is an ethical point of view that extends inherent value to all living things. It stands in contrast to anthropocentrism which centers on the value of humans. The related ecocentrism extends inherent value to the whole of nature, while zoocentrism limits it specifically to animals. Biocentrism does not imply the idea of equality among the animal kingdom for no such notion can be observed in nature. Biocentric thought is nature based, not human based.Advocates of biocentrism often promote the preservation of biodiversity, animal rights, and environmental protection. The term has also been employed by advocates of \"left biocentrism\", which combines deep ecology with an \"anti-industrial and anti-capitalist\" position (according to David Orton et al.)."@en }
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- Biocentrism_(ethics) abstract "Biocentrism (from Greek βίος bios, \"life\" and κέντρον kentron, \"center\"), in a political and ecological sense, is an ethical point of view that extends inherent value to all living things. It stands in contrast to anthropocentrism which centers on the value of humans. The related ecocentrism extends inherent value to the whole of nature, while zoocentrism limits it specifically to animals. Biocentrism does not imply the idea of equality among the animal kingdom for no such notion can be observed in nature. Biocentric thought is nature based, not human based.Advocates of biocentrism often promote the preservation of biodiversity, animal rights, and environmental protection. The term has also been employed by advocates of \"left biocentrism\", which combines deep ecology with an \"anti-industrial and anti-capitalist\" position (according to David Orton et al.).".