Concept

Biocentrism (ethics)

Overview

ethical point of view that extends inherent value to all living things

Overview adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for authors).

Philosophers who discussed Biocentrism (ethics)

• Ludwig Klages
• Paul W. Taylor
• Václav Bělohradský

Related ideas

• Ātman (Hinduism)
• Albert Schweitzer
• Tom Regan
• Princeton University Press
• Hinduism
• Abrahamic religions
• Ancient Greek
• Individualism
• Jainism
• Sentience
• Environmental ethics
• Saṃsāra
• Moksha
• Muhammad
• Law
• Anthropocentrism
• Mahatma Gandhi
• Brahman
• Worldview
• Deep ecology
• Aldo Leopold
• Nature
• Politics
• Mahavira

Opposing perspectives

• Anthropocentrism

Place in the tradition

Part of Animism.

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