The "straight talk" mentioned here certainly does not refer to the kind of "I speak straight" and "speak straight", not the "straight talk" that expresses various emotions in one's heart with a freewheeling attitude.
Herishkesh Josh is an assistant professor at Bowling Green State University, where he studies moral and political philosophy. In his book "It's Understandable to Say Something Straight", his "speaking up" is a kind of "expression of opinions", a state of expressing his true thoughts in public without fear of any authority or conflict of opinions.
Why does the author emphasize such an expression of opinion? In our real life, everyone will have their own cognitive blind spots, and we may never be able to discover this blind spot without the intervention of others.
In the book, the author uses "three engineers and a dam" as a case study to provide an in-depth analysis of cognitive blind spots. Everyone knows that there are various constraints on the construction of dams, and if any of these conditions are not properly addressed, there is a danger that the dam will burst. But if it is up to an engineer to make the decision, he will not be able to exhaust all the disadvantages, so there will inevitably be a risk of a dam failure during the construction process.
So in such a case, the author lists three objections, and makes them known to each of the three engineers. In such a case study, only three engineers who can "speak up" and express their personal opinions will have the potential to save thousands of lives.
Of course, in the atmosphere of "having something to say", you will inevitably suffer from pressure from yourself or the outside world. But these pressures should be ignored in the face of the benefits that can be identified by "speaking up" and the catastrophe caused by silence.
Therefore, in this book, the author also discusses that "speaking up" should be everyone's obligation, speaking their own thoughts, and making their due contributions to the whole society, of course, also discusses the challenges and temptations they face, and also gives how to make their arguments more able to stand the test and other reflection content, so that when they "have something to say", they can be more reasonable and more likely to persuade others.
For the sake of the beauty of our society and for us to have a civilized and safe living atmosphere, everyone should contribute their own strength to the society and express their own views. This is both a testimony to freedom of thought and an indispensable condition for the construction of a safe life. Arm your brain with the idea of "speaking up," and when you encounter different opinions in the future, please "speak up." #哲思##有话直说##思考#