The Evolution of Pragmatism in India: Ambedkar, Dewey, and the Rhetoric of Reconstruction

by Scott R. Stroud

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226824322
• ISBN13: 9780226824321
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"