आंबेडकर, जॉन डेवी के दर्शन से प्रभावित व्यवहारवादी थे। परन्तु उन्होंने इस दर्शन के कुछ पक्षों को अपेक्षाकृत अधिक महत्व दिया और उसमें कुछ रचनात्मक चीज़ें जोड़ीं
Ambedkar is best understood as a pragmatist following in the line of John Dewey’s philosophy, but with emphases and creative additions that could only come from his status as a Dalitbahujan located in the Indian context
