Re: man-
| From: | Thomas R. Wier <trwier@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, December 24, 2004, 6:22 |
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From: Remi Villatel <maxilys@...>
> I couldn't say any better. But instead of "eurocentric", I should
> have used "anthropocentric" which according to its roots means
> "centered around man".
Actually, no. Greek _anthropos_ meant something more like 'human';
Greek _aner_ (oblique stem _andr-) referred to the male sex proper.
Thus, if you want something centered around males, _androcentric_
would have been better.
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