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ecocentrism — English
A philosophy, or way of thinking, that puts the environment at its centre, while human interests such as technological and economic development are relegated to a position of far lesser importance. It is a rather extremist viewpoint and is often politicised. It is a philosophy adhered to by a wide variety of environmentalists and environmental organisations. These vary from the slightly left-of-centre groups (such as Earthlife Africa), to the more radical activists of Greenpeace and the highly politicised, rather shadowy, groups of environmental extremists (such as Earth First! and the Environmental Liberation Front of the 1980s), to secret societies of violent environmental terrorists. The philosophy of ecocentrism finds its ultimate expression in the Deep Ecology school of thought, which strives to enshrine green rights and promotes a simple, non-technological, non-materialistic, non-consumerist lifestyle.
