rop oc entr ism ▁( ; ▁from ▁Greek ▁, ▁ án th r ō pos , ▁" human ▁being "; ▁and ▁, ▁k én tr on , ▁" center ") ▁is ▁the ▁belief ▁that ▁human ▁be ings ▁are ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁entity ▁in ▁the ▁universe . ▁Anth rop oc entr ism ▁interpre ts ▁or ▁regards ▁the ▁world ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁human ▁values ▁and ▁experiences . ▁The ▁term ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁inter change ably ▁with ▁human oc entr ism , ▁and ▁some ▁refer ▁to ▁the ▁concept ▁as ▁human ▁supre m acy ▁or ▁human ▁exception al ism . ▁Anth rop oc entr ism ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁prof ound ly ▁embedded ▁in ▁many ▁modern ▁human ▁cult ures ▁and ▁conscious ▁acts . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁major ▁concept ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁environmental ▁eth ics ▁and ▁environmental ▁philosophy , ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁often ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁root ▁cause ▁of ▁problems ▁created ▁by ▁human ▁action ▁within ▁the ▁e cos phere ▁However , ▁many ▁pro ponents ▁of ▁anth rop oc entr ism ▁state ▁that ▁this ▁is ▁not ▁necessarily ▁the ▁case : ▁they ▁argue ▁that ▁a ▁sound ▁long - term ▁view ▁acknowled ges ▁that ▁the ▁global ▁environment ▁must ▁be ▁made ▁contin ually ▁suitable ▁for ▁humans ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁real ▁issue ▁is ▁shall ow ▁anth rop oc entr ism . ▁ ▁Environment al ▁philosophy ▁Anth rop oc entr ism , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁hom oc ent ric ism ▁or ▁human ▁supre mac ism , ▁has ▁been ▁pos ited ▁by ▁some ▁environmental ists , ▁in ▁such ▁books ▁as ▁Conf essions ▁of