Evolution of Pragmatism in India

Ambedkar, Dewey, and the Rhetoric of Reconstruction

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

AvScott R. Stroud,Scott R Stroud

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"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.

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Utgivningsdatum2023-03-17
Mått152 x 229 x 23 mm
Vikt399 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor320
FörlagThe University of Chicago Press
ISBN9780226824321

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Introduction / Exploring the Evolution of Pragmatism in IndiaOne / Ambedkar and Dewey at Columbia UniversityTwo / The Genesis of Ambedkar’s Reconstructive RhetoricThree / Reconstructive Rhetoric, Appropriation, and the Strategic Use of ReferenceFour / Pragmatism, Reflection, and the Annihilation of CasteFive / Education, Force, and the Will to ConvertConclusion / The Vision of Ambedkar’s Navayana PragmatismAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex