dogmatisms
Unyielding ideological stances
Dogmatisms is the plural of dogmatism, which refers to the tendency to lay down principles as undeniably true without consideration of evidence or the opinions of others.
A person given to dogmatism asserts beliefs with an air of authority that discourages questioning.
The plural form typically appears when distinguishing between different varieties or instances of rigid thinking: The competing dogmatisms of the two factions made compromise impossible.
Strict adherence to core tenets
- orthodoxyAdherence to accepted beliefs
- creedStatement of belief
- doctrineEstablished body of teachings
- catechismReligious teaching guide
sectarianism · zealotry · fanaticism · literalism · infallibility · papal · theocracy · heresy
Structured belief framework
- indoctrinationSystematic uncritical belief instillation
- authoritarianismConcentrated, unchecked governmental power
- totalitarianismState controls everything absolutely
- propagandaBiased information for influence
orthodoxy · party line · Marxism · absolutism · inflexibility · rigidity · doctrinaire · closed-mindedness
Unrestricted governmental authority
- foundationalismKnowledge rests on basics
- essentialismDoctrine of fixed natures
- rationalismReason as knowledge source
- first principlesBasic truths underlying reasoning
axiom · certainty · metaphysics · epistemology · skepticism · pluralism · relativism · critique
Firm belief, unshakable
- closed-mindednessRefusal to consider other views
- narrow-mindednessClosed thinking, limited perspective
- inflexibilityQuality of being unbending
- rigidityState of being unbending
arrogance · pedantry · stubbornness · intransigence · prejudice · bias · assumption · presupposition
fundamentalism
Strict adherence to core tenets
catechism · sectarianism · zealotry · fanaticism · literalism · infallibility · papal · theocracy · heresy · apostasy
ideology
Structured belief framework
- indoctrinationSystematic uncritical belief instillation
- authoritarianismConcentrated, unchecked governmental power
- totalitarianismState controls everything absolutely
propaganda · orthodoxy · party line · Marxism · absolutism · inflexibility · rigidity · doctrinaire · closed-mindedness · intolerance
absolutism
Unrestricted governmental authority
- foundationalismKnowledge rests on basics
- essentialismDoctrine of fixed natures
- rationalismReason as knowledge source
first principles · axiom · certainty · metaphysics · epistemology · skepticism · pluralism · relativism · critique · Kant
certitude
Firm belief, unshakable
- closed-mindednessRefusal to consider other views
- narrow-mindednessClosed thinking, limited perspective
- inflexibilityQuality of being unbending
rigidity · arrogance · pedantry · stubbornness · intransigence · prejudice · bias · assumption · presupposition · axiom
dogmatismsopen-mindedness
Acceptance of differing viewpoints
receptivity · tolerance · freethinking · intellectual humility · broad-mindedness
dogmatismsskepticism
Disposition toward doubt
empiricism · critical thinking · rationalism · pragmatism · scientific method