Doctrine ... is a codification of beliefs or a body of teachings or instructions, (taught) principles or positions, as the body of teachings in a branch of knowledge or belief system. The Greek analogue is the etymology of catechism. Often doctrine specifically suggests a body of religious principles as it is promulgated by a church, but not necessarily: doctrine is also used to refer to a principle of law, in the common law traditions, established through a history of past decisions, such as the doctrine of self-defense, or the principle of fair use, or the more narrowly applicable first-sale doctrine. In some organizations, doctrine is simply defined as that which is taught, in other words the basis for institutional teaching of its personnel internal ways of doing business.
Posted on: Sun, 23 Mar 2014 16:30:29 +0000