Psychology fundamentally champions human exceptionalism, framing the human species as uniquely complex and central to nature. This anthropocentric view, rooted in Western theology and capitalist realism, is reinforced by the field’s core methodologies of individuocentrism and reductionism. These approaches isolate human minds from their ecological and social contexts, promoting the destructive belief that humanity is entitled to dominate and exploit nature. This perspective aligns strongly with conservative worldviews, including social dominance orientation and generalised prejudice. Despite many psychologists being environmentalists, the discipline’s theoretical foundations inherently validate an exploitative human relationship with the natural world, one that prioritises Western interests and exacerbates global inequality.