Readers may be interested in a new article by Scott Stroud that traces the influence of American pragmatist John Dewey on his student, the modern caste reformer B.R. Ambedkar.
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Readers may be interested in a new article by Scott Stroud that traces the influence of American pragmatist John Dewey on his student, the modern caste reformer B.R. Ambedkar.
Don’t know much about the body of Dewey’s work. What I have read left me no doubt of his contributions as an educator.
I hate when only Western terms keep describing Indian situation like ‘pragmatism’ instead i would prefer if scholars stop using existing Western frameworks so that true epistemeological differences & understandings can emerge.
Note – Imp. of differences.
https://t.co/HyQPK7D3qZ – upto 45 min:35 sec
Now notice how Ambedkar is talking abt. Tribes or conceives religion in his paper “annihiliation of caste” –
https://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/mmt/ambedkar/web/section_8.html
https://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/mmt/ambedkar/web/section_24.html
https://navayanapragmatism.org/articles/pragmatist-riddles-in-ambedkars-riddles-in-hinduism