Epistemological Dogmatism

The rigid insistence that one's own epistemic standards are the only correct ones, and that any claim that does not meet them is automatically invalid. Epistemological dogmatism refuses to consider that different questions might require different standards, or that other cultures might have developed legitimate alternative epistemologies. It is often coupled with a refusal to examine one's own epistemic assumptions. Dogmatism is the enemy of genuine inquiry.

Example: "He dismissed feminist epistemology as 'not real philosophy' because it didn't use his preferred methods—epistemological dogmatism, mistaking habit for universal truth."

Epistemological Dogmatism by Dumu The Void April 18, 2026