Tyranny Of Words
Stuart Chase (1888-1985) Born in Somersworth, New Hampshire was an American economist and engineer trained at MIT. His writings covered topics as diverse as general semantics and physical economy. His hybrid background of engineering and economics places him in the same philosophical camp as R. Buckminster Fuller. It has been suggested that he was the originator of the expressiona New Deal, which became identified with the economic programs of American president Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He had a cover story inThe New Republicentitled "A New Deal for America," during the week that FDR gave his 1932 acceptance speech promising a new deal, but whether FDR speechwriter Samuel Rosenman saw the magazine is not clear.He was a member of the Technical Alliance, and involved with the Technocracy movement. InThe Economy of AbundanceChase suggests that the facts behind the ideas of Technocracy Incorporated remain more important than whether Howard Scott was a degreed engineer or not.His 1938 bookThe Tyranny of Wordswas an early (perhaps the earliest, predating Hayakawa) and influential popularization of Alfred Korzybski's general semantics which can still be read with profit.Partial booklistYour Money's Worth: A study in the waste of the consumer's dollar1928The Tragedy of Waste1925Men and Machines1929A New Deal1932A Generation of Industrial Peace;: Thirty years of labor relations at Standard Oil Company1941The Proper Study of MankindHarper & Brothers 1948Roads to Agreement: Successful methods in the science of human relations1951For This We Fought;: Guide lines to America's future as reported to the Twentieth Century FundDanger--Men Talking! a Background Book on Semantics and CommunicationRich Land, Poor LandThe Proper Study of MankindHarper Colophon Books, 1956American Credos1962Guides to Straight Thinking, With 13 Common FallaciesThe Economy of AbundanceTyranny of Words