Disentangling Consciencism by Martin Odei Ajei, Kwame Gyekye,... - 9781498511537

Disentangling ConsciencismEssays on Kwame Nkrumah's Philosophy\nAuthor(s): Martin Odei Ajei, Kwame Gyekye, Kofi Ackah, Paulin J. Hountondji, Tsenay Serequeberhan, Marcien Towa, Katrin Flikschuh, Stephen C. Ferguson II, Louise du Toit, John H. McClendon III\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, United States\nImprint: Lexington Books\nISBN-13: 9781498511537, 978-1498511537\nSynopsis\nKwame 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.\n\nThe chapters in Disentangling Consciencism: Essays on Kwame Nkrumahs Philosop.