<P> Biocentrism (from Greek βίος bios, "life" and κέντρον kentron, "center"), in a political and ecological sense, as well as literally, is an ethical point of view that extends inherent value to all living things . It is an understanding of how the earth works, particularly as it relates to biodiversity . It stands in contrast to anthropocentrism, which centers on the value of humans . The related ecocentrism extends inherent value to the whole of nature . </P> <P> Biocentrism does not imply the idea of equality among the animal kingdom, for no such notion can be observed in nature . Biocentric thought is nature based, not human based . </P>

Argues that the value of other living things is equal to the value of humans