Scientific consensus

As a school of thought which is referred to what is considered the current state of the science, a religion or a belief. A basic and is regarded as non -negotiable doctrine is called dogma.

Science in general

The current state of science, even the state of research or common opinion, refers to the prevailing view in a science, which in turn is emerging as a rule, through discourse and consensus in the scientific community, but also partly by authority and formation of scientific schools.

The state of science varies according to Popper falsification by existing theories, which are replaced by those that prove themselves better. According to Kuhn, however, the change takes place through a scientific revolution when a new paradigm is found, the research problems dissolves better than the old one.

The doctrine may fall behind a level of knowledge already achieved this perfectly, especially when applied from outside of ideological pressure on the science. Examples are the so-called German physics under National Socialism and Lysenkoism in the Soviet Union.

On the other hand, a generally accepted theory as Einstein's theory of relativity are ignored in other fields of science, because Newton's Classical Mechanics is easier to use and for body with everyday speeds is quite sufficient (see also: correspondence principle ).

Legally, the scientific school of thought is known as the state of the science.

Theology

In Catholic theology, a school of thought is the detailed interpretation of a dogma is by a single religious teacher or a theological school of thought that is not authentic faith and on equal footing with others. When a doctrine seems to involve an impermissible interpretation of a dogma, it can be checked by the Magisterium of the Church and possibly rejected. However, this is in relation to the fullness of doctrinal vanishingly rare.

Jurisprudence

In the jurisprudence of the concept of the ruling doctrine ( hL ) is particularly used as an antonym in contrast to the divergent view of the judiciary. Are prevailing doctrine and jurisprudence of the same image, then one speaks of prevailing opinion.