Sentence:  <WSD>Dogmatic</WSD> philosophies have sought for tests for truth which might dispense us from appealing to the future. Some direct mark, by noting which we can be protected immediately and absolutely, now and forever, against all mistake—such has been the darling dream of philosophic dogmatists. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Adhering only to principles which are true "a priori", rather than truths based on evidence or deduction.