Kant’s critique made dogmatism a term of abuse against rationalism itself

Evidence

It’s no accident that, since Kant, rationalism has been held to be synonymous with dogmatism. Post-Kant, we have grown accustomed to the view that critique rather than dogma is the only acceptable ethical and philosophical position, so that “rational dogmatism” sounds like the worst imaginable insult. — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk, 2398

Categorization

• DEFINE: Explains the loaded inversion: ‘dogmatism’ as used here means committed rational universalism, not unreasoning stubbornness.
• XREF: connects to: Dogmatism grounded in stateable principles uniquely opposes authoritarianism and relativism — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk: The Collected and Unpublished…, 2400

Broader Connections

• Dogmatism grounded in stateable principles uniquely opposes authoritarianism and relativism #responds-to (0.80) — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk, 2400