PHIL 414:Philosophical Thought of Kwame Nkrumah

An introductory exploration of the philosophical content and significance of Nkrumah’s published and extant writings, in the evolution of Africans’ domestic political debates, the way Africa features in contemporary global politics, the theme of pan-Africanism, his philosophy of nationalism, self-reliance and formation of identity, the notions of personhood and of good governance that are spelled out in his works.