Kofi Ackah Disentangling Consciencism (Hardback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Disentangling ConsciencismCondition: NewSubtitle: Essays on Kwame Nkrumah's PhilosophyISBN-10: 1498511511EAN: 9781498511513ISBN: 9781498511513Publisher: Lexington BooksFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 12/06/2016Description: 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.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 237mmItem Length: 161mmItem Width: 32mmItem Weight: 730gContributor: Ezekiel Mkhwanazi (Contributions by), Thaddeus Metz (Contributions by), John H. McClendon (Contributions by), Neera Chandhoke (Contributions by), Kwame Gyekye (Foreword by), Richmond Kwesi (Contributions by), Stephen C. Ferguson II (Contributions by), Tsenay Serequeberhan (Contributions by), Raymond Osei (Contributions by), Martin Odei Ajei (Contributions by), Kofi Ackah (Contributions by), Marcien Towa (Contributions by), Leif Wenar (Contributions by), Mogobe Ramose (Contributions by), Louise du Toit (Contributions by), Martin Odei Ajei (Edited by), Katrin Flikschuh (Contributions by), Paulin J. Hountondji (Contributions by), Barry Hallen, Professor of Philosophy at Morehouse College and Associate in (Contributions by)Genre: Philosophy & SpiritualityBook Series: African Philosophy: Critical Perspectives and Global DialogueTopic: Literary CriticismAuthor: Kofi AckahRelease Year: 2016 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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