The phrase "reference to the doctrine" is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use it when you are referring to a particular set of beliefs, principles, or principles that are commonly accepted in a particular field or area. For example, "The author makes frequent reference to the doctrine of utilitarianism throughout the essay."
So one way to explain the different intuitions in Switch and Bridge is with reference to the doctrine of double effect.
According to Jacques Schlanger (see Schlanger 1968, 94 97), Ibn Gabirol might have taken from the Brethren of Purity the correspondence between the hierarchy of the beings and the series of the first ten numbers, as well as the reference to the doctrine of some sages about the necessity to "cultivate" our souls through the study of celestial things.
On November 24th, two weeks before its scheduled close, it received a letter from Cardinal Cicognani, Secretary of State, containing a last- minute amendment for Schema 13: Pope Paul, it appeared, wanted a clearer reference to the present doctrine of the Church banning artificial contraception.
Miller's reference to the "monstrous Doctrine" of women preachers calls to mind the arguments of Protestant reformer John Knox (c. 1514 1572) a generation before.
The harmony in which the Sirens sing could be a reference to the famous doctrine of the harmony of the spheres, according to which the heavens make music by their motions.
Dogma (Latin decretum, Greek dogma) has come to have a more specific reference to the distillate of doctrines: those first (basic or axiomatic) principles at the heart of doctrinal reflection, professed as essential by all the faithful.
If the best elucidation of an elaborate philosophical doctrine makes reference to "the face of the whole universe," that is a good sign that the doctrine needs further development.
It was only members of the second generation, first and foremost Friedrich von Hayek, who would explicitly identify themselves with the Weberian doctrine of methodological individualism and defend it through reference to the demands of interpretive social science.
It is understandable that for public consumption, big complex debates get simplified, echoing former US president George W Bush's binary doctrine of "Either you are with us or with the terrorists" in reference to the "war on terror".
More intriguing is the claim that he thought there was "a fixed time for the change of the cosmos" (Diogenes Laertius VIII 84), which might be a reference to a doctrine of eternal recurrence, according to which events exactly repeat themselves at fixed periods of time.
Thus, any reference to a "Clinton Doctrine' would have to refer to doctrine tied to a policy of former President Clinton and not to current Secretary of State Hilary Clinton.
