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Kwame Nkrumah is globally recognized as a foremost pan-Africanist
strategist and statesman. He is less widely acknowledged as a
philosopher, in spite of his considerable philosophical training,
seminal contribution to African political theory, and incisive
critique of the ethics of international relations. Consciencism has
the distinctive status of being the only published book that
Nkrumah consciously meant to be a work of his philosophy, yet it
has failed to attract the focused attention of philosophers. The
chapters in Disentangling Consciencism: Essays on Kwame Nkrumah's
Philosophy critically explore the metaphysical, ethical and
political thought expressed in Consciencism. In doing so, they
broaden our understanding of his philosophical ideas and their
relevance for effective African contribution to thought in a
contemporary world in which Africa increasingly totters on the
margins of international affairs. In much of current moral and
political thinking, there is a tendency to universalize liberal
values and neglect non-Western philosophical perspectives. At the
same time, global normative thinking is overwhelmingly applied in
non-Western contexts. Writing from across three continents, the
contributors to this volume establish greater intellectual
connection among African, Asian and Western academics, and their
chapters offer explicit perspectives on the value of Nkrumah's
philosophy, and on the conceptual basis of early post-colonial
public policy options in Africa. A valuable appendix provides the
text of speeches delivered at the 1964 launch of Consciencism. With
insights into numerous dimensions of Nkrumah's philosophy, this
volume will be of particular interest to students and scholars of
philosophy-especially of non-Western metaphysical, moral and
political thought-and to anyone working in the history of African
political theory.
Kwame Nkrumah is globally recognized as a foremost pan-Africanist
strategist and statesman. He is less widely acknowledged as a
philosopher, in spite of his considerable philosophical training,
seminal contribution to African political theory, and incisive
critique of the ethics of international relations. Consciencism has
the distinctive status of being the only published book that
Nkrumah consciously meant to be a work of his philosophy, yet it
has failed to attract the focused attention of philosophers. The
chapters in Disentangling Consciencism: Essays on Kwame Nkrumah's
Philosophy critically explore the metaphysical, ethical and
political thought expressed in Consciencism. In doing so, they
broaden our understanding of his philosophical ideas and their
relevance for effective African contribution to thought in a
contemporary world in which Africa increasingly totters on the
margins of international affairs. In much of current moral and
political thinking, there is a tendency to universalize liberal
values and neglect non-Western philosophical perspectives. At the
same time, global normative thinking is overwhelmingly applied in
non-Western contexts. Writing from across three continents, the
contributors to this volume establish greater intellectual
connection among African, Asian and Western academics, and their
chapters offer explicit perspectives on the value of Nkrumah's
philosophy, and on the conceptual basis of early post-colonial
public policy options in Africa. A valuable appendix provides the
text of speeches delivered at the 1964 launch of Consciencism. With
insights into numerous dimensions of Nkrumah's philosophy, this
volume will be of particular interest to students and scholars of
philosophy-especially of non-Western metaphysical, moral and
political thought-and to anyone working in the history of African
political theory.
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