Anthropocentric Attitudes in Modern Society

Anthropocentrism, or human-centered bias, is an ever-present, yet rarely addressed, issue in modern society. This pervasive perspective, in which human life is seen as inherently valuable while other species and ecosystems are not, has influenced the damaging ways humans interact with nature. Anthropogenic climate change, an outcome of anthropocentrism, and the denial of its existence or effects on the planet can help us understand the pervasiveness of this perspective and the great harm it can cause to human and nonhuman animals alike. We hope to broaden society’s awareness of its own anthropocentric tendencies, such as climate change denial, by requesting that Universities consider adding courses on Anthropocentrism in the hopes that it will influence attitudes and behaviors that inherently value not just humans, but all species and environments on earth, many of which have already been damaged or threatened due to pervasive human-centered thinking.Spring 2016Accompanied by video fil