anti-dogmatism
Opposition to doctrine
Anti-dogmatism is opposition to rigid, unquestioning adherence to doctrine or belief.
Where dogmatism insists on fixed truths, anti-dogmatism values flexibility, skepticism, and openness to revision.
The term appears in philosophical and political discourse: Her anti-dogmatism made her suspicious of any ideology that claimed absolute certainty.
Reason-based belief formation
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
- open-mindednessAcceptance of differing viewpoints
- rationalismReason as knowledge source
- empiricismKnowledge through observation
questioning · pluralism · relativism · pragmatism · secularism · humanism · reason · inquiry
Separation of faith, state
- interfaithAcross religious boundaries
- ecumenismMovement toward religious unity
- agnosticismDoubt about divine existence
- reformationProcess of improving institutions
heresy · dissent · nonconformity · apostasy · heterodoxy · syncretism · doubt · deconversion
Absence of party affiliation
- centrismMiddle-ground political stance
- pragmatismPractical problem-solving philosophy
- bipartisanshipCooperation between political rivals
- moderationAvoidance of excess
compromise · coalition · pluralism · reformism · revisionism · nuance · anti-authoritarianism
Susceptibility to disproof
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
- revisionAltering to improve
- PopperFalsificationist epistemologist from Vienna
- evidence-basedSupported by verified data
reproducibility · self-correction · data-driven · disconfirmation
freethought
Reason-based belief formation
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
- open-mindednessAcceptance of differing viewpoints
- rationalismReason as knowledge source
empiricism · questioning · pluralism · relativism · pragmatism · secularism · humanism · reason · inquiry · examination
secularism
Separation of faith, state
- interfaithAcross religious boundaries
- ecumenismMovement toward religious unity
- agnosticismDoubt about divine existence
reformation · heresy · dissent · nonconformity · apostasy · heterodoxy · syncretism · doubt · deconversion · freethinking
nonpartisanship
Absence of party affiliation
- centrismMiddle-ground political stance
- pragmatismPractical problem-solving philosophy
- bipartisanshipCooperation between political rivals
moderation · compromise · coalition · pluralism · reformism · revisionism · nuance · anti-authoritarianism
falsifiability
Susceptibility to disproof
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
- revisionAltering to improve
- PopperFalsificationist epistemologist from Vienna
evidence-based · reproducibility · self-correction · data-driven · disconfirmation
anti-dogmatismdogmatism
Unyielding adherence to doctrine
dogma · blind faith · fundamentalism · orthodoxy · absolutism
anti-dogmatismclosed-mindedness
Refusal to consider other views
narrow-mindedness · pigheadedness · obstinacy · intransigence · inflexibility
anti-dogmatismcertitude
Firm belief, unshakable
overconfidence · incorrigibility · obstinacy · intransigence · confirmation bias