The Paradox of Dogmatism as a Regulative Epistemic Problem

Key Points

• The aim is to propose a new way of understanding the paradox of dogmatism within regulative epistemology.
• Investigated the structure of the paradox of dogmatism
• Proposed a solution based on guiding principles of inquiry
• Analyzed the implications of ignoring counterevidence
• Demonstrated that viewing dogmatism as a regulative problem sheds new light on epistemic inquiry
• Provided a framework for understanding how to approach counterevidence rationally
• Highlighted the importance of following arguments to their conclusions in epistemic policy

Abstract