The Evolution of Pragmatism in India: Ambedkar, Dewey, and the Rhetoric of Reconstruction - Paperback
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:University of Chicago PressISBN-13:9780226824321ISBN-10:226824322UPC:9780226824321Book Category:Language Arts & Disciplines, History, PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Rhetoric, Asia, MovementsBook Topic:South, PragmatismSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.70 inchesWeight:1.01Product ID:SCKTMCAHBB
"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 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.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:University of Chicago PressISBN-13:9780226824321ISBN-10:226824322UPC:9780226824321Book Category:Language Arts & Disciplines, History, PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Rhetoric, Asia, MovementsBook Topic:South, PragmatismSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.70 inchesWeight:1.01Product ID:SCKTMCAHBB
Scott R. Stroud is associate professor of communication studies 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.
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