Volume : IX, Issue : IV, April - 2020

CRITICAL UNDERSTANDING OF B.R. AMBEDKAR'S POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY

Dr. A. Jyothi

Abstract :

TThe political philosophy of Ambedkar may help in renegotiating the crisis of western political theory in particular and leading the struggles of the masses in general. One can see Ambedkar‘s association with the grand political streams such as liberal, radical or conservative through his writings. At same time he differentiates himself with these three dominant political traditions. Ambedkar‘s philosophy is essentially ethical and religious. For him, social precedes the political. Social morality is the central to his political philosophy. He is neither fierce individualist nor conservative communitarian. His conceptions of democracy internalises the principles of equality, liberty, and fraternity in its true spirit. Though there are many attempts but one may find difficulty in locating him in dominant political traditions. Often this may leads to misunderstanding of the essence of Ambedkar. Ambedkar‘s political thought demands new language to understand the complexity of his thought.

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CRITICAL UNDERSTANDING OF B.R. AMBEDKAR'S POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY, Dr. A.Jyothi PARIPEX-INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-4 | April-2020

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