Call things with their proper names

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Call things with their proper names (Называть вещи своими именами) ^[1] is honest style of talking or writing, characterized in that, that, in order to provide the compact and efficient descriptions and forecasts, the shortest and most accurate terms are used in the senses, specified in their definitions.

Term «call a spade a spade»^[2]^[3] is used in a similar meaning.

At this style, among various concepts on any topic, the scientific concepts are preferred.

The ideal to call things with their proper names is not applicable to the religion texts.

Antonyms

Political correctness is style, that oppose the idea to call things with their proper names.

The Aesopian language ^[4] is a style, that avoids calling things with their proper names.
The Aesopian language is especially important in fascistic societies ^[5] as a way to bypass the censorship and still bring some information to the readers. However, at strong fascism (and strong censorship), the Aesopian language also fails. For example, the police defend the anti-war protesters for holding up blank posters ^[6]^[7]^[8].

In the similar way, expression «beat around the bush» ^[9] also can be considered as an approximate antonym.

Invariance

Style «Call things with their proper names» assumes certain invariance of notations. The same terms, following their definitions, are used both, for wanted phenomena and for unwanted ones; for friends and for enemies.

While possible, the same criteria (TORI axioms) are applied to analyze the concepts of protagonists and those of antagonists.

Goals

The main application of the "Call a spade" style is the purification, compactification of the formulations for scientific concepts. The brevity of the wording is one of the criteria for revaluation of a scientific concept; therefore it is important to use short and precise terms.

The main application of style «Call things with their proper names» is purification, compactifivation of fording for the scientific concepts. The shortness of the wording is one of criteria of efficiency of a scientific concept; so, the use of short and accurate terms is essential.

One of applications of the style «Call things with their proper names» refers to interpretation of statements by any propaganda.
Once some text, message, picture, video, performance is identified as propaganda, in the first approximation, all the doubtful statements there are inverted. In many cases, such a rule allow to extract some useful information from a completely wrong propagandistic messages. This can be interpreted as a translation from the Newspeak (Новояз), this term is invented by George Orwell, see Orwell1984.
The more propagandistic is a message, the more accurate its inversion (translation) is. Such a translation is supposed to call things with their proper names.

Warning

The idea to call things with their proper names has sense in a scientific research.

For religious texts, the opposite tendency has sense, the Aesopian language is widely used. It seems to be more efficient in finding and the adaptation of an appropriate quote for any practical question, in any doubtful, paradoxic situation, when no scientific concept is found to be relevant.

References

↑ https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/267365/what-does-call-things-by-their-name-mean What does “Call things by their name” mean? .. “The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name.” as Confucius’ saying. ..
↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_a_spade_a_spade "Call a spade a spade" is a figurative expression, sometimes given as "let's call a spade a spade, not a gardening tool". It refers to calling something "as it is"[1]—that is, by its right or proper name, without "beating about the bush"—or speaking truthfully, frankly, and directly about a topic, even to the point of bluntness or rudeness, and even if the subject is considered coarse, impolite, or unpleasant.
↑ http://www.eigonary.com/e/call_a_spade_a_spade call a spade a spade 意味【慣用句】 1. ありのままに言う、はっきり言う、率直に話す ..
↑ https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Aesopian+Language Aesopian Language (from the name of the ancient Greek fabulist Aesop), a special type of cryptographic or allegorical writing used in literature, criticism, and journalism in order to circumvent censorship when such literary activity is denied freedom of expression.
↑ https://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/crisscross/vol5/iss1/1/ Boryana Borisova, Illinois Wesleyan University. Aesopian Language of Soviet Era Children’s Literature: Translation, Adaptation, and Animation of a Western Classic. 2017.oo.oo. Analyzing spoken, written, visual, or tangible material can offer sophisticated insight into the complexity of social life, understood through analysis of language in its widest sense; it offers ways of investigating meaning, whether in conversation or in culture. The idea of retelling foreign texts may be alien to some cultures, and understanding why, how, and when a particular work was created is essential for understanding the Russian one. In highly censored Russian culture, skepticism is a prerequisite for reading a text in the Soviet era, as it frequently served as an Aesopian hint or an allegory on contemporary issues. “Aesopian language” as a term was first coined by Russian satirist Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin in his Letters to Auntie (1881-1882), in order to designate a “figurative language of slavery”, an “ability to speak between the lines… ..
↑ https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/russia-protest-war-blank-sign-ve9882053 Russian police arrest demonstrator protesting with blank sign. 2022.03.oo. Russian police in Nizhny Novgorod arrested a demonstrator for protesting with a blank sign. The woman holding the blank sign was protesting against the war Russia started against Ukraine, which is now in its third week. Russian police arrested at least 756 people during demonstrations in 37 Russian cities since the conflict started, with almost half of them in the Russian capital, according to independent monitoring group OVD-Info.
↑ https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/russia-demonstrator-blank-sign-protest_uk_622f1769e4b02961583dd743 Demonstrators In Russia Resort To Blank-Sign Protests – And Still Get Arrested. Kate Nicholson. 14/03/2022 12:57pm GMT Videos on social media appear to show citizens being taken away by police if they try to discuss the Russian invasion in public. .. 14/03/2022 12:57pm GMT Kevin Rothrock. Police in Nizhny Novgorod arrested a demonstrator today for protesting with a blank sign. Welcome to Russia in 2022.
↑ https://www.newsweek.com/russia-ukraine-war-invasion-protests-police-arrest-activists-holding-blank-signs-paper-1687603 Russia Arrests Multiple People for Holding Up Blank Signs BY ISABEL VAN BRUGEN ON 3/14/22 AT 5:38 AM EDT. Anti-war protesters in Russia are being detained by police for holding up blank posters as part of demonstrations protesting against President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.
↑ https://dictionary.cambridge.org/ja/dictionary/english/beat-around-the-bush to avoid talking about what is important: Don't beat around the bush - get to the point!

Keywords

Call things with their proper names, Philosophy, Propaganda, Newspeak

Называть вещи своими именами

[1] ttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/267365/what-does-call-things-by-their-name-mean What does “Call things by their name” mean? .. “The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name.” as Confucius’ saying. ..

[2] ttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_a_spade_a_spade "Call a spade a spade" is a figurative expression, sometimes given as "let's call a spade a spade, not a gardening tool". It refers to calling something "as it is"[1]—that is, by its right or proper name, without "beating about the bush"—or speaking truthfully, frankly, and directly about a topic, even to the point of bluntness or rudeness, and even if the subject is considered coarse, impolite, or unpleasant.

[3] ttp://www.eigonary.com/e/call_a_spade_a_spade call a spade a spade 意味【慣用句】 1. ありのままに言う、はっきり言う、率直に話す ..

[4] ttps://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Aesopian+Language Aesopian Language (from the name of the ancient Greek fabulist Aesop), a special type of cryptographic or allegorical writing used in literature, criticism, and journalism in order to circumvent censorship when such literary activity is denied freedom of expression.

[5] ttps://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/crisscross/vol5/iss1/1/ Boryana Borisova, Illinois Wesleyan University. Aesopian Language of Soviet Era Children’s Literature: Translation, Adaptation, and Animation of a Western Classic. 2017.oo.oo. Analyzing spoken, written, visual, or tangible material can offer sophisticated insight into the complexity of social life, understood through analysis of language in its widest sense; it offers ways of investigating meaning, whether in conversation or in culture. The idea of retelling foreign texts may be alien to some cultures, and understanding why, how, and when a particular work was created is essential for understanding the Russian one. In highly censored Russian culture, skepticism is a prerequisite for reading a text in the Soviet era, as it frequently served as an Aesopian hint or an allegory on contemporary issues. “Aesopian language” as a term was first coined by Russian satirist Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin in his Letters to Auntie (1881-1882), in order to designate a “figurative language of slavery”, an “ability to speak between the lines… ..

[6] ttps://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/russia-protest-war-blank-sign-ve9882053 Russian police arrest demonstrator protesting with blank sign. 2022.03.oo. Russian police in Nizhny Novgorod arrested a demonstrator for protesting with a blank sign. The woman holding the blank sign was protesting against the war Russia started against Ukraine, which is now in its third week. Russian police arrested at least 756 people during demonstrations in 37 Russian cities since the conflict started, with almost half of them in the Russian capital, according to independent monitoring group OVD-Info.

[7] ttps://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/russia-demonstrator-blank-sign-protest_uk_622f1769e4b02961583dd743 Demonstrators In Russia Resort To Blank-Sign Protests – And Still Get Arrested. Kate Nicholson. 14/03/2022 12:57pm GMT Videos on social media appear to show citizens being taken away by police if they try to discuss the Russian invasion in public. .. 14/03/2022 12:57pm GMT Kevin Rothrock. Police in Nizhny Novgorod arrested a demonstrator today for protesting with a blank sign. Welcome to Russia in 2022.

[8] ttps://www.newsweek.com/russia-ukraine-war-invasion-protests-police-arrest-activists-holding-blank-signs-paper-1687603 Russia Arrests Multiple People for Holding Up Blank Signs BY ISABEL VAN BRUGEN ON 3/14/22 AT 5:38 AM EDT. Anti-war protesters in Russia are being detained by police for holding up blank posters as part of demonstrations protesting against President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

[9] ttps://dictionary.cambridge.org/ja/dictionary/english/beat-around-the-bush to avoid talking about what is important: Don't beat around the bush - get to the point!

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