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The Evolution of Pragmatism in India: An Intellectual Biography of B.R. Amedkar

Release date: 11 April 2023
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The story of how the Indian reformer Bhimrao Ambedkar reimagined John Dewey's pragmatism. In The ... Read More

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The story of how the Indian reformer Bhimrao Ambedkar reimagined John Dewey's pragmatism.

In The Evolution of Pragmatism in India, Scott R. Stroud delivers a comprehensive exploration of the influence of John Dewey's pragmatism on Bhimrao Ambedkar, architect of the Republic of India's constitution. Stroud traces Ambedkar's development in Dewey's Columbia University classes in 1913-1916 through his final years in 1950s India when he rewrote the story of Buddhism.

Stroud examines pragmatism's influence not only on the philosophical ideas underpinning Ambedkar's fight against caste oppression but also how his persuasive techniques drew on pragmatism's commitment to reconstruction and meliorism. At the same time, Stroud is careful to point out the ways that Ambedkar pushed back against Dewey's paradigm and developed his own approach to challenges in India. The result is a nuanced study of one of the most important figures in Indian history.

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Title: The Evolution of Pragmatism in India: An Intellectual Biography of B.R. Amedkar
Author: Scott R. Stroud
Publisher: HarperCollins India
SKU: BK0475232
EAN: 9789356991101
Number Of Pages: 312
Language: English
Binding: Paperback
Release date: 11 April 2023

About Author

Scott R. Stroud is associate professor of communication studies and program director for media ethics at the Center for Media Engagement at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of John Dewey and the Artful Life and Kant and the Promise of Rhetoric, as well as the co-founder of India's first Center for Dewey Studies at Savitribai Phule Pune University.

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