Literary notes about Extremist (AI summary)
Literary usage of the term "extremist" spans various contexts, often underscoring a commitment to radical beliefs or actions. In some works, such as Hans Gross’s text on criminal psychology, the word is applied to individuals displaying an uncompromising zeal—even within domains as nuanced as environmental advocacy [1]. Historically, authors like Galen, when discussing figures such as Paracelsus, have used "extremist" to characterize a pioneering yet unconventional nature, underscoring a tendency to challenge established norms [2]. Meanwhile, sources like Dale Carnegie and J. Berg Esenwein's "The Art of Public Speaking" make explicit connections between extremist views and rebellious behavior by aligning the term with demands that push against conventional expectations [3][4]. Thus, across different genres, "extremist" is crafted as a descriptor for those who embody an intense commitment to change, often at the margins of mainstream thought.
- But also with regard to environment she is an extremist.
— from Criminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and Students by Hans Gross - Paracelsus, who flourished in the first half of the 16th century, may be taken as typifying this extremist tendency.
— from Galen: On the Natural Faculties by Galen - That is another one of the demands of an extremist and a rebel.
— from The Art of Public Speaking by Dale Carnegie and J. Berg Esenwein - Yet this requirement of the Constitution is another one of the extreme demands of an extremist and a rebel.
— from The Art of Public Speaking by Dale Carnegie and J. Berg Esenwein
