He seems intelligent, but very narrowly focused
I disagree. I admit he seems educated. Obduracy and a refusal to engage or compromise with anyone who disagrees with him is not only not a sign of intelligence, its a sign of non-intelligence.
Not necessarily. It can also mean that someone has been totlly convinced to except a extreme position. Such a person would view comromise as a step backward. It's a sign of arrogance.
- Stephen G.