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    dogmatism
    /ˈdɒɡmətɪz(ə)m/

    noun

    • 1. the tendency to lay down principles as undeniably true, without consideration of evidence or the opinions of others: "a culture of dogmatism and fanaticism"

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  2. Jun 7, 2024 · Skepticism, the attitude of doubting knowledge claims set forth in various areas. Philosophical skeptics have doubted the possibility of any knowledge not derived directly from experience, and they have developed arguments to undermine the contentions of dogmatic philosophers, scientists, and theologians.

  3. Jun 7, 2024 · First conceptualized by Rokeach based on closed-mindedness, the more accepted definition of dogmatism was made by Altemeyer . This defines dogmatism as “relatively unchangeable, unjustified certainty” (191–201). Dogmatism is a large-scale cognitive phenomenon that affects all domains of thinking.

  4. 5 days ago · a stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions.

  5. Jun 7, 2024 · Platonism, any philosophy that derives its ultimate inspiration from Plato. Though there was in antiquity a tradition about Plato’s “unwritten doctrines,” Platonism then and later was based primarily on a reading of the dialogues. But these can be read in many different ways, often very.

  6. 2 days ago · The meaning of DOGMATIC is characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts. How to use dogmatic in a sentence.

  7. 5 days ago · Dogma: the most authoritative teaching. in Christianity in The church and its history. Written by. Geoffrey Wainwright. Cushman Professor of Christian Theology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. Author of Leslie Newbigin: a Theological Life; Is the Reformation Over? : Catholics and Protestants at the Turn of the... Geoffrey Wainwright,

  8. 3 days ago · Leibniz attempted to create a definition for a straight line while attempting to prove the parallel postulate. While most mathematicians defined a straight line as the shortest line between two points, Leibniz believed that this was merely a property of a straight line rather than the definition.