Stipulative Definition: Dorian-Gray-Fallacy

"One takes oneself so seriously that, in the critical examination of a question, only one’s own position is perceived, while other perspectives are systematically screened out or are no longer recognized as relevant.

One’s own position becomes the standard of judgment."

The Dorian-Gray-Fallacy is not a logical fallacy, but an epistemic distortion that, in a lasting way, blocks the affected person’s access to intersubjective truth.

In systemological terms:

The Dorian-Gray-Fallacy is an internal narrowing of perception and epistemic openness.

Truth is no longer sought externally, but is presupposed as already present within the system.

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