Doctrinal orthodoxy is judged by a theory’s self-sufficiency, not by any single adherent’s reading.

Evidence

Orthodoxy is not to be looked for in this or that adherent of the philosophy of praxis, or in this or that tendency connected with currents extraneous to the original doctrine, but in the fundamental concept that the philosophy of praxis is “sufficient unto itself”, that it contains in itself all the fundamental elements needed to construct a total and integral conception of the world, a total philosophy and theory of natural science, and not only that but everything that is needed to give life to an integral practical organisation of society, that is, to become a total integral civilisation. — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 1639

Categorization

• DEFINE: Redefines ‘orthodoxy’ as total-integral self-sufficiency rather than fidelity to canon or founder.