Word: absolutist
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...while Deng subordinated ideology to the goal of "modernization," he did not downgrade the role or diffuse the power of the Communist Party. Quite the contrary; he has remained an absolutist in defense of the institution that Marx and Engels aptly called the "dictatorship of the proletariat." Farmers could work their own plots and profit from the sale of their produce at market, but under Deng, the People's Daily remained very much an organ of instruction rather than information, to say nothing of debate. The doors of the Great Hall of the People were shut, figuratively and often literally...
...subsequent discussion, I responded to Professors Thompson and Sen, stating that no principle can be applied in an absolutist way, and that criteria in some fields might be applied differently, but that is a case matter and needs to be considered with an awareness of the principle being held. Daniel Bell Henry Ford II Professor of the Social Sciences
...hands of one party. Only one person is thought to be an 'expert' in human relations and feelings. Only one person is thought to be in trouble." Well, one is tempted to say, yes indeed, that is the way it happens. Masson, however, is an absolutist; he is of the persuasion that if something is not perfect it is terrible. This point of view rarely works well in the real world, but there are instances in which it can be helpful. And the author's point that the possibility for mischief is inherent in psychological counseling seems inarguable...
Treating students and alumni as a community rather than a subset of a grand institution greater than all of us has other implications as well. One of the most frequent complaints registered by students and faculty alike concerns what some describe as the cold, absolutist, individualist atmosphere of the University. Even Bok admitted in a recent speech his own disappointment with the lack of intellectual camaraderie among professors. students frequently view their experience as an expensive ticket to individual success rather than a personal reflection of themselves and those with whom they live and study. Without any enticement to recognize...
Toad found himself seduced, in love, scribbling away in the transports of a new passion. Toad was always a fanatic, of course, an absolutist. He bought the fanciest fountain pen. His word processor went first into a corner, then into a closet with...