1. The tendency to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true; arrogant assertion of unproven principles
His dogmatism prevented him from considering alternative viewpoints.
Seu dogmatismo o impediu de considerar pontos de vista alternativos.
2. In philosophy, the doctrine that the mind can attain knowledge of reality independent of sense experience
Kant criticized Cartesian dogmatism in his Critique of Pure Reason.
Kant criticou o dogmatismo cartesiano em sua Crítica da Razão Pura.