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

by Scott R. Stroud

Book Overview

"A magnificent study" (New York Review of Books) 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...

• 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"