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Biocentrism (from Greek: βίος, bio, "life"; and κέντρον, kentron, "center") is a term that has several meanings but is most commonly defined as the belief that all forms of life are equally valuable and humanity is not the center of existence. Life is a state that distinguishes Organisms from non-living objects such as non-life and dead organisms being manifested by growth through Metabolism " Equal consideration of interests " is the name of a moral principle that states that one should both include all affected interests when calculating the rightness of an action Humanity or mankind is the Human species Human nature (eg Compassion, Altruism) and the Human condition (the totality Biocentric positions generally advocate a focus on the well-being of all life in the consideration of ecological, political, and economic issues. Ecology (from Greek grc οἶκος oikos, "house(hold" and grc -λογία -logia) is the scientific study of Biocentrism in this sense has been contrasted to anthropocentrism, which is the belief that human beings and human society are, or should be, the central focus of existence. Anthropocentrism (from Greek άνθρωπος anthropos, "human being" and κέντρον kentron, "center" Anthropos (the term

Biocentrism also refers to the philosophical position that the attributes of living things form the basis of perception, and thereby form the basis of observable reality itself. Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence knowledge truth beauty justice validity mind and language In Psychology and the Cognitive sciences perception is the process of attaining awareness or understanding of sensory Information. Reality, in everyday usage means "the state of things as they actually exist" [1] The biocentric theory proposed by Robert Lanza builds on quantum physics by putting life into the equation. Robert Lanza is Chief Scientific Officer of Advanced Cell Technology (ACT and Adjunct Professor at the Institute for Regenerative Medicine Wake Forest University [2] His theory places biology above the other sciences in an attempt to solve one of nature’s biggest puzzles, the theory of everything that other disciplines have been pursuing for the last century. [3]

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Ecology

Donald Worster has traced today’s biocentric conscience, which is an important part of the recovery of a sense of kinship between man and nature, to the British intelligencia of the Victorian era reacting against the Christian ethic of dominion over nature. Donald Worster is a Historian at the University of Kansas Department of History Nature, in the broadest sense is equivalent to the natural world, physical universe, material world or material universe. For the coffee shop company often called Intelligentsia for short see Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea. Culture The Victorian fascination with novelty resulted in a deep interest in the relationship between modernity and cultural continuities Stewardship is a theological belief that humans are responsible for the world and should take care of it [4] He points out that Charles Darwin was the most important spokesperson for the biocentric attitude in ecological thought and quotes from his Notebooks on Transmutation:

If we choose to let conjecture run wild, then animals, our fellow brethren in pain, diseases, death, suffering and famine - our slaves in the most laborious works, our companions in our amusement - they may partake of our origin in one common ancestor - we may be all netted together. Charles Robert Darwin (February 12 1809 &ndash April 19 1882 was an English naturalist, who realised and demonstrated that all Species of life Ecology (from Greek grc οἶκος oikos, "house(hold" and grc -λογία -logia) is the scientific study of

Another thread of biocentrism comes from ethnological studies of species-specific taboos. Ethnology (from the Greek ἔθνος, ethnos meaning "habit custom convention" is the branch of Anthropology that compares and A taboo is a strong Social prohibition (or ban) against words objects actions or discussions that are considered undesirable or offensive by a group culture This is an important contribution to the concept of “sacred ecology” developed by Fikret Berkes from his studies on traditional environmental management. Deep ecology is a recent branch of ecological Philosophy ( Ecosophy) that considers Humankind an integral part of its environment. Environmental Management is not as the phrase could suggest the management of the environment as such but rather the management of interaction by the modern human societies [5]

Gender

Biocentrism as a term has also recently gained prominence in the discussion of transgender and transsexual rights. Transgender (trænzˈdʒɛndɚ from ( Latin) derivatives Transsexualism is a condition in which a person identifies with a physical Sex different from the one with which they were born Biocentrism in that case refers to the widely-held belief that a person who was born as a male or a female is more "real" and more valid than the individual who has become man or woman through hormonal, surgical, and cosmetic means. [6] It is this biocentric belief that continues to fuel the debate over the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival's policy to only allow women-born, women-identified women. The Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, often referred to as "Michigan" or "MWMF" or "Michfest" is an international Feminist Music festival Trans women are actively excluded because they are not viewed as "real women". [7]

References

  1. ^ Robert Lanza, "A New Theory of the Universe", Spring 2007 The American Scholar
  2. ^ Theory of every-living-thing - Cosmic Log - msnbc.com
  3. ^ Will Biology Solve the Universe?
  4. ^ Worster, Donald (1994). Donald Worster is a Historian at the University of Kansas Department of History Nature’s Economy: A History of Ecological Ideas (Studies in Environment and History). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521468345.  
  5. ^ Berkes, Fikret (1999). Sacred Ecology: Traditional Ecological Knowledge. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 1560326956.  
  6. ^ Trans Programming at the 519. "The Toronto Trans and Two-Spirit Primer". Retrieved on 2007-02-26. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed
  7. ^ Cvetkovich, A. (2001). Don't Stop the Music: Roundtable Discussion with Workers from the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival. GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies Volume 7, Number 1, 2001, pp. 131-151

See also

Biocentric Individualism is a system of Environmental ethics proposed by noted environmental ethicist Dr Deep ecology is a recent branch of ecological Philosophy ( Ecosophy) that considers Humankind an integral part of its environment. Earth liberation as no universal understanding as a concept as it is much considered to be a part of Radical environmentalism, or as a militant off-shoot favouring Earth jurisprudence is a philosophy of Law and Human governance that is based on the idea that humans are only one part of a wider community of beings and Ecocentrism is a philosophy that recognizes that the Ecosphere, rather than any individual organism is the source and support of all life and as such advises a holistic and Ecofeminism is a social and political movement which attempts to unite Environmentalism and Feminism, with some currents linking Deep ecology and The Gaia hypothesis is an ecological Hypothesis proposing that the Biosphere and the physical components of the Earth ( Atmosphere Gaia philosophy (named after Gaia, Greek Goddess of the Earth) is a broadly inclusive term for related concepts that living organisms on Richard D Ryder (born 1940 is a British Psychologist who after performing psychology experiments on animals began to speak out against the practice and became Speciesism involves assigning different values or rights to beings on the basis of their Species membership
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