Articles by Scott R. Stroud

May 26, 2023

🦋 Bhimrao Ambedkar as theorist of democracy

Scott R. Stroud

Bhimrao Ambedkar was many things, and is often known as a political activist and an anti-caste thinker. In addition, Scott R. Stroud positions Ambedkar as a theorist of democracy who extends the pragmatist tradition

Scott R. Stroud

Associate Professor of Communication Studies, University of Texas at Austin / Program Director of Media Ethics, Center for Media Engagement 

Scott’s research engages a range of topics in ethics, rhetoric, and philosophy.

His work is particularly interested in the pragmatist tradition and its global extensions.

He tweets @scottrstroud

The Evolution of Pragmatism in India: Ambedkar, Dewey, and the Rhetoric of Reconstruction
Chicago, 2023

The Evolution of Pragmatism in India: An Intellectual Biography of B.R. Ambedkar
HarperCollins India, 2023

Kant and the Promise of Rhetoric
Penn State University Press, 2014

John Dewey and the Artful Life: Pragmatism, Aesthetics, and Morality
Penn State University Press, 2011

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