As I read chapter 5, I felt the same way with some of the authors and scholars mentioned in the book regarding to the Dialogue. Among many, I want to share the theories Hans Gadamer and Paulo Freire. Hans Gadamer place a focus on bias and stress it as an important factor in dialogue. She say, "Bias guide our unique insights and contributions to everyday life." What it basically means is that we meet our new worldviews or solutions by admitting and respecting different thoughts or bias of counterparts and permitting these different ideas to fuse together. Paulo Freir, on the other hand, stresses a common set of interests and a power equity placed in dialogue. He argues, "Whoever assumes the position of telling and has enough power to be heard without listening to the other is an unlikely candidate for dialogue. Awareness of the bias of inequities opens the door to change and beginning conversation."
What I like the most in Hans Gadamer's theory is the point that we should accept and respect other's different opinions and thoughts. If we don't think of any difference between people and keep arguing our opinions, we are going to end up being frustrated and discouraged. The point I agree the most in Paulo's is that we both of us and our counterparts should be equally ready to be listen to each other and commit to disclose ourselves in dialogue. If one says something and the other don't listen or respect at all, the conversation will not be possible. As my point of view, if we merge the ideas of both Hans and Paulo and try to actualize their theories in our real life, we will be a great communicator in any situation and be successful in any relationship.
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