Dogmatic is an adjective that qualifies someone or something like dogma follower; dogmatism. That is, an individual who accepts a certain thing as absolute truth and does not make room for discussions.
The word dogmatic is used to characterize someone who can demonstrate something in an authoritative way; a dogmatic subject.
Dogmatic individuals, in this case those who fall within the doctrine of dogmatism, believe that absolute and indisputable truth is possible to be reached by man, through philosophy or religion.
Dogmatic people or ideas are mainly present within these two fields: philosophy and religion. In philosophy, the dogmatist believes in contesting truths said to be absolute. Plato and Aristotle are some examples of dogmatic philosophers.
In religion, the dogmatist is the one who firmly believes in the beliefs established by the sacred scriptures of his doctrine. The Catholic Church, Islam and Judaism are some examples of religions that have strong dogmas.
The term arose from the Greek dogmatikos, which literally means "he who thinks is true".
Dogmatic and Zetetic
While the concepts dogmatic determine something as absolute and indisputable truth, considering man as capable of answering all the questions in the world, thought zetectic part of the principle of experimentation.
THE zetetica it is formed by a field of investigation, doubting and examining several times the different opinions, which until are proven to be true (with mathematical and philosophical concepts), are considered only propositions.
Synonyms for dogmatic
- authoritarian
- decisive
- peremptory
- sententious
- arrogant
- despot
- imperative
See also the meanings of Dogmatism and Dogma.
