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; "when two nations both resort to nuclear deterrence the consequence could be mutual destruction"
cabalism,
kabbalism adherence to some extreme traditional theological concept or interpretation
abolitionism the doctrine that calls for the abolition of slavery
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; "the doctrine of the divine right of kings was enunciated by the Stuarts in Britain in the 16th century"
dogma a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative; "he believed all the Marxist dogma"
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 the activeness of an energetic personality
epicureanism a doctrine of hedonism that was defended by several ancient Greek philosophers
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
majority rule,
democracy 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 your national culture and interests are superior to any other
nihilism a revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the social system for its own sake
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
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 (linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting descriptive linguistics
prescriptivism (linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting prescriptive linguistics
prescriptivism (linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting prescriptive linguistics
