Political Philosophy of Ambedkar: An Inquiry Into the theoretical Foundations of the Dalit Movement

The Title 'Political Philosophy of Ambedkar: An Inquiry Into the theoretical Foundations of the Dalit Movement written by P. Kesava Kumar' was published in the year 2014. The ISBN number 9788178359847 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 181 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Kalpaz Publications. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Political Science / History Bharat Ratna Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was aprominent political thinker of our times.He negotiated with the grand politicaltheories such as liberalism conservatismMarxism and communitarianism in hisown authentic and indigenous way. Hisphilosophy is ethical rational pragmaticand democratic in its spirit. His politicalthought internalizes the principles ofequality liberty and fraternity. Hephilosophizes the Indian social realityfrom a victim\'s perspective but providesinsights to transform a victim into a humanwith courage of conviction and inalienabledignity. This book presents an in-depthstudy of the political philosophy ofAmbedkar. Theorising the Dalitmovement it critically analyses theproblems and philosophical underpinningsof contemporary Dalit movement.P. Kesava Kumar is a faculty inPhilosophy at Ponicherry University. Hereceived his Doctorate from theUniversity of Hyderabad. He hasauthored several scholarly articles onPolitical philosophy Cultural studies andDalit studies in the national andinternational journals of repute.His areas of interest are contemporaryIndian philosophy social and politicalphilosophy philosophy of technologydemocratic cultural and literarymovements. About The Author:- P. Kesava Kumar is a faculty in Philosophy at Ponicherry University. He received his Doctorate from the University of Hyderabad. He has authored several scholarly articles on Political philosophy Cultural studies and dalit studies in the national and international journals of repute. His areas of interest are contemporary Indian philosophy social and political philosophy philosophy of technology democratic cultural and literary movements. Contents:- Contents---- Foreword 9 Preface 11 1. Ambedkar : Philosopher of Our Times 15 2. Political Philosophy of Ambedkar 25 3. Theorising Dalit Movement 77 4. Problems and Philosophical Underpinnings of 95 Contemporary Dalit Movement 5. Conclusion 163 Bibliography 165 Index 179