school of thought

Noun
  1. is a type of: belief - any cognitive content held as true
    subtypes:
    • nuclear deterrence - the military doctrine that an enemy will be deterred from using nuclear weapons as long as he can be destroyed as a consequence
    • cabalism, kabbalism - the doctrines of the Kabbalah
    • abolitionism - the doctrine that calls for the abolition of slavery
    • absolutism - the doctrine of an absolute being
    • amoralism - the doctrine that moral distinctions are invalid
    • animalism - the doctrine that human beings are purely animal in nature and lacking a spiritual nature
    • animism - the doctrine that all natural objects and the universe itself have souls
    • antiestablishmentarianism, antiestablishmentism - the doctrine of opposition to the social and political establishment
    • asceticism - the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state
    • contextualism - any doctrine emphasizing the importance of the context in solving problems or establishing the meaning of terms
    • creationism - the literal belief in the account of Creation given in the Book of Genesis
    • credo, creed - any system of principles or beliefs
    • divine right, divine right of kings - the doctrine that kings derive their right to rule directly from God and are not accountable to their subjects; rebellion is the worst of political crimes
    • dogma - a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
    • dualism - the doctrine that reality consists of two basic opposing elements, often taken to be mind and matter (or mind and body), or good and evil
    • dynamism - any of the various theories or doctrines or philosophical systems that attempt to explain the phenomena of the universe in terms of some immanent force or energy
    • epicureanism - a doctrine of hedonism that was defended by several ancient Greek philosophers
    • establishmentarianism, establishmentism - the doctrine of supporting the social or political establishment
    • ethicism - a doctrine that ethics and ethical ideas are valid and important
    • expansionism - the doctrine of expanding the territory or the economic influence of a country
    • formalism - the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented
    • functionalism - any doctrine that stresses utility or purpose
    • girondism - the doctrine of the Girondists
    • gospel - a doctrine that is believed to be of great importance
    • gymnosophy - the doctrine of a sect of Hindu philosophers who practiced nudity and asceticism and meditation
    • imitation - the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations
    • individualism, laissez faire - the doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs
    • internationalism - the doctrine that nations should cooperate because their common interests are more important than their differences
    • unilateralism - the doctrine that nations should conduct their foreign affairs individualistically without the advice or involvement of other nations
    • irredentism, irridentism - the doctrine that irredenta should be controlled by the country to which they are ethnically or historically related
    • literalism - the doctrine of realistic (literal) portrayal in art or literature
    • democracy, majority rule - the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group
    • monism - the doctrine that reality consists of a single basic substance or element
    • multiculturalism - the doctrine that several different cultures (rather than one national culture) can coexist peacefully and equitably in a single country
    • nationalism - the doctrine that your national culture and interests are superior to any other
    • nationalism - the doctrine that nations should act independently (rather than collectively) to attain their goals
    • nihilism - a revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the social system for its own sake
    • pacificism, pacifism, passivism - the doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable
    • pluralism - the doctrine that reality consists of several basic substances or elements
    • populism - the political doctrine that supports the rights and powers of the common people in their struggle with the privileged elite
    • presentism - the doctrine that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (as in the Book of Revelations) are presently in the course of being fulfilled
    • freethinking, rationalism - the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct
    • reformism - a doctrine of reform
    • humanism, secular humanism - the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason; rejects religion and the supernatural
    • humanism, humanitarianism - the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare
    • egalitarianism, equalitarianism - the doctrine of the equality of mankind and the desirability of political and economic and social equality
    • feminism - a doctrine that advocates equal rights for women
    • reincarnationism - a doctrine that on the death of the body the soul migrates to or is born again in another body
    • secessionism - a doctrine that maintains the right of secession
    • secularism - a doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations
    • phenomenology - a philosophical doctrine proposed by Edmund Husserl based on the study of human experience in which considerations of objective reality are not taken into account
    • philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory - a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy
    • states' rights - a doctrine that federal powers should be curtailed and returned to the individual states
    • commandment, precept, teaching - a doctrine that is taught
    • theological doctrine - the doctrine of a religious group
    • utilitarianism - doctrine that the useful is the good; especially as elaborated by Jeremy Bentham and James Mill; the aim was said to be the greatest happiness for the greatest number
    • descriptivism - (linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting descriptive linguistics
    • descriptivism - (ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements have a truth value
    • prescriptivism - (linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting prescriptive linguistics
    • prescriptivism - (ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements prescribe appropriate attitudes and behavior
    • church doctrine, creed, gospel, religious doctrine - the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group
    • millennium - (New Testament) in Revelations it is foretold that those faithful to Jesus will reign with Jesus over the earth for a thousand years; the meaning of these words have been much debated; some denominations (e.g. Jehovah's Witnesses) expect it to be a thousand years of justice and peace and happiness
    same as: doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy

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