New: Bhimrao Ambedkar Prize in Global Pragmatism
Justin Weinberg
The Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy (SAAP) has established the Bhimrao Ambedkar Prize in Global Pragmatism. It is the first prize from an American scholarly organization named in honor of Bhimrao (B.R.) Ambedkar. Bhimrao Ambedkar (1891-1956) was a well-known and highly respected political figure, philosopher, and civil rights leader in India. He studied economics at Columbia (from 1913-16) and while there studied under John Dewey. Dewey was apparently very influential on Ambed