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'''Dogmatism''' is the uncritical, rigid adherence to a belief or doctrine which is not susceptible to change when conflicting evidence emerges to challenge such views. Dogmatism is very common in [[religion]], particularly [[fundamentalism]]. When it appears within politics it is religious approach to politics, and is totally contradictory to the scientific method upheld by [[Marxism]]. | '''Dogmatism''' is the uncritical, rigid adherence to a belief or doctrine which is not susceptible to change when conflicting evidence emerges to challenge such views. Dogmatism is very common in [[religion]], particularly [[fundamentalism]]. When it appears within politics it is a religious approach to politics, and is totally contradictory to the scientific method upheld by [[Marxism]]. | ||
<blockquote>"It is dogmatism to approach Marxism from a metaphysical point of view and to regard it as something rigid. It is revisionism to negate the basic principles of Marxism and to negate its universal truth." —[[Mao Zedong]]<ref>''Speech at the Chinese Communist Party's National Conference on Propaganda Work'' (March 12, 1957)</ref></blockquote> | <blockquote>"It is dogmatism to approach Marxism from a metaphysical point of view and to regard it as something rigid. It is revisionism to negate the basic principles of Marxism and to negate its universal truth." —[[Mao Zedong]]<ref>''Speech at the Chinese Communist Party's National Conference on Propaganda Work'' (March 12, 1957)</ref></blockquote> | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:04, 6 October 2025
Dogmatism is the uncritical, rigid adherence to a belief or doctrine which is not susceptible to change when conflicting evidence emerges to challenge such views. Dogmatism is very common in religion, particularly fundamentalism. When it appears within politics it is a religious approach to politics, and is totally contradictory to the scientific method upheld by Marxism.
"It is dogmatism to approach Marxism from a metaphysical point of view and to regard it as something rigid. It is revisionism to negate the basic principles of Marxism and to negate its universal truth." —Mao Zedong[1]
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References
- ↑ Speech at the Chinese Communist Party's National Conference on Propaganda Work (March 12, 1957)