Beginning in about 1970, anthropocentrism became common in environmental discourse. Anthropocentric ethics evaluates environmental issues on the basis of how they affect human needs and attaches primary importance to human interests.

Who coined anthropocentrism?

188. Elisa K. Campbell tells us that the word 'anthropocentrism' was coined in the 1860s in the context of the first debates about Darwin's theory of evolution and the implications for humans of this theory.

What is the history of anthropocentrism?

Many ethicists find the roots of anthropocentrism in the Creation story told in the book of Genesis in the Judeo-Christian Bible, in which humans are created in the image of God and are instructed to “subdue” Earth and to “have dominion” over all other living creatures.