STOP NYEBROLIZING SCHOLARSHIP! WHAT HAS KWAME BOTWE-ASAMOAH WRITTEN ABOUT NKRUMAH? TWEAA HIS GHANAWEB ARTCILES ON NKURMAH?
Dr. Kwame Botwe-Asamoah, one of the world’s finest Nkrumah scholars and a world authority on Pan-Af ... read full comment
STOP NYEBROLIZING SCHOLARSHIP! WHAT HAS KWAME BOTWE-ASAMOAH WRITTEN ABOUT NKRUMAH? TWEAA HIS GHANAWEB ARTCILES ON NKURMAH?
Dr. Kwame Botwe-Asamoah, one of the world’s finest Nkrumah scholars and a world authority on Pan-Africanism,
PROF 9 years ago
NKRUMAH, DESPITE HIS FAULTS, IS THE GREATEST AFRICAN LEADER.
NKRUMAH, DESPITE HIS FAULTS, IS THE GREATEST AFRICAN LEADER.
Kwesi Atta Sakyi 9 years ago
My brother Francis, your scientific writings are indeed thought-provoking, perhaps least understood by many who visit this forum. This writing, richly steeped in arcane philosophy, mathematical discourse, and esoteric ramific ... read full comment
My brother Francis, your scientific writings are indeed thought-provoking, perhaps least understood by many who visit this forum. This writing, richly steeped in arcane philosophy, mathematical discourse, and esoteric ramifications becomes like a puzzle to unravel. Nkrumah's philosophy was principally anchored on a rebuttal and refutation of the thesis of the inferiority of the African, and it sought to project the African personality. Nkrumah's writings became entangled in the cobwebs of philosophy, theology, political science, economics, development theory, praxis of liberation theory, humanism, and many other scientific exegesis. Nkrumah projected an apotheosis of the blackman, bothering on the ideal of perfectionism, whereby, he lived the praxis of what his forerunner, Dr Kwegyir Aggrey hed said before him that, 'only the best is good enough for Africa'. Nkrumah's zeal for liberation and stupendous progress of the African in his quest for emancipation was borne out of the anger against the colossal indignities perpetrated against Africans by the Caucasian and Arab slave raiders and marauding colonialists, imperialists and capitalists. Thereon, he was caught on the horns of a dilemma in the Cold War, wanting the capitalists' money for development, yet needing the arms, institutions and strategic paraphernalia of the Socialists and Communists to dismantle the obnoxious and repugnant vestiges of apartheid and colonialism. An excellent piece, Francis.
Kwesi Atta Sakyi 9 years ago
I meant bordering not bothering.
I meant bordering not bothering.
GIRLS SP 9 years ago
THE WHOLE WRITE UP IS A GARBAGE, INDEED A GARBAGE WRITTEN BY AN IDIOT
THE WHOLE WRITE UP IS A GARBAGE, INDEED A GARBAGE WRITTEN BY AN IDIOT
Kojo T 9 years ago
Well summed up. We are in Brazil , just watch us OK . Just keep away from the Zambian beauts and the beer
Well summed up. We are in Brazil , just watch us OK . Just keep away from the Zambian beauts and the beer
Okra 9 years ago
Oh dear Lord have mercy on these lunatics! What is all these repetitions and nonsense about? Knowing that you are not making any sense whatsover you decide to insult readers by saying that this piece of shit can only be under ... read full comment
Oh dear Lord have mercy on these lunatics! What is all these repetitions and nonsense about? Knowing that you are not making any sense whatsover you decide to insult readers by saying that this piece of shit can only be understood by intelligent people and that you suspect most of the people that visit this site are not clever enough. Why don't you then send your nonsense to top journals - how about Oxford, Harvard and so on? They will throw this piece of shit in a bin and sue your damn ass for wasting their time.. You see that people are not reading and commenting......keep believing your own sick mind.
francis kwarteng 9 years ago
Hello Okra,
Don't let emotions override your sense of thinking. I know who you are. Your IP has just been confirmed to me.
Work on Nkrumah has been done at Harvard, Oxford, and many of America's top universities.
N ... read full comment
Hello Okra,
Don't let emotions override your sense of thinking. I know who you are. Your IP has just been confirmed to me.
Work on Nkrumah has been done at Harvard, Oxford, and many of America's top universities.
Nkrumah is taught at these institutions. Whites, Blacks, and Asians scholars have been discussing Nkrumah and others. For instance, the Asian-British scholar Dr. Hakim Adi (School of Oriental and African Studies, London) and Jewish-European intelletual Marika Sherwood have done some usful work on Nkrumah (See their work "Pan-African History: Political Figures from Africa and the Diapora since 1787).
In fact, the Jewesh scholar Marika Sherwood was invited to to give a presentation during Kwame Nkrumah Centenary Colloqium (Accra). You will see the research and scholarship of such scolars on Nkrumah at Oxford, Campridge, Harvard, Columbia University, University of Pensylvania, etc. These are available in the public domain. A simple "google" may yield some. Don't be lazy.
Master's and doctoral dissertations have written about Nkrumah and his Pan-Africanist ideas, etc., at these elite instituions. Therefore, I don't have to send my articles there.
Besides, University of Pensylvania, which is in the same class as Harvard University (Ivy Laegue), has a lot to say about Nkrumah. Nkrmah is well known at Harvard, Oxford, etc.
Ali Mazrui is an Oxford graduate. Kwame Antnony Appiah and Henry Gates, Jr., who have done some work on Nkrumah, are Cambridge graduates.
Edward Said was a Harvard and Princeton graduate and taught at Columbia University (an Ivy League institution as Harvard).
His influential "Culture and Imperailism" clearly shows influences from Nkrumah, Frantz Fanon, Malcolm X, etc, a book discussed in some of the world's best peer-reviewed journals. So, you see why I don't have to send my journalistic article to Harvard, Oxford, etc., my classmate. The giants have done it already.
Jean-Paul Satre, a graduate of Ecole Normale Superieure (whcih produced many if France's eminent intellectuals and thinkers), all came under Nkrumah's influence one way or the other. You know this. You have heard this from me.
Dr. Kofi Kissi Dompere is a heavyweight in the American Academy as far as economics and mathematics are concerned. I do not have to mention Dr. Molefi Kete Asante. All these scholars have come under the influence of Nkrumah. There are a whole I cannot mention.
They will come later. Dr. Kwame Botwe-Asamaoh's work on Nkruah, for instance, has influenced one of Britain's leading Nkrumah scholar's like Dr. Ama Biney. Nkrumah is the man, you see!
Visit the school's and read more about Kwame Nkrumah. In that sense, deal with the issues by reading "Consciencism" and explaining it to the world.
Then, when you are done, read about who Jean-Paul Satre, Edward Said, and Noam Chomsky are, three of the world's best intellectuals. The mathematical and scientific complications involving "Consciencism" will come later. Don't you have a science and mathematics background?
Finally, read more about the scholars I mention here in this article who are scrambling over the exact meaning of Nkrumah's "Consciencism."
More will come!
Dr. SAS, Attorney at Law 9 years ago
"........bordering on the ideal of perfectionism".
"........bordering on the ideal of perfectionism".
military man 9 years ago
Can anyone on here tell me which African leader - past or present, apart from Nkrumah, had such a foresight or vision that took the welfare of the African continent and for that matter, Ghana as the backbone of his beliefs in ... read full comment
Can anyone on here tell me which African leader - past or present, apart from Nkrumah, had such a foresight or vision that took the welfare of the African continent and for that matter, Ghana as the backbone of his beliefs in emancipation of the black race? None.
There might have been some pretenders but they all lacked the integrity of the genius himself.
Look at Africa now, especially Ghana floundering from multitudes of problems without his guidance and protection.
GOD BLESS NKRUMAH AND GHANA!!!!!
Fiwisintin 9 years ago
Well, that explains why during the very tough selection process of 'Africa's 100 Best Books of the 20th Century' a competition (Part 1 of this essay series), Kwame Nkrumah’s “Consciencism” was never brought forward as a ... read full comment
Well, that explains why during the very tough selection process of 'Africa's 100 Best Books of the 20th Century' a competition (Part 1 of this essay series), Kwame Nkrumah’s “Consciencism” was never brought forward as a book that most influenced scholarly minds. Apparently, it was not a book many scholars willingly tackled; as you put it, “the book's internal structural formidability, multi-conceptual layering, and multiple interpretations it lends itself to,” also the complexity of “Nkrumah’s arguments, claims and theses,” and the extent to which he delved into the history of Western philosophies.only further puzzled scholars. Other seeming deterrents in selecting Consciencism” as a book of choice besides its difficult original text, are for example: Nkrumah’s revised text, as well as interpretations and revised texts/critiques of other scholars some of whom never bothered to read the original text.
Nkrumah believed in metaphysics:
Humbly, I suggest that, analyzed from a Ghanaian/African introspective viewpoint, “Consciencism” was structured as a culturally “coded”, sophisticated guide meant for exceptional Ghanaian/African visionaries dedicated to establishing, in Ghana/Africa, a viable and practical socio-economic, and political development strategy based on Nkrumah’s areas of experience and research - as pointed out - namely, philosophy (Pan-Africanism, neo-colonialism & others) mathematics, the science of human and race relations, humanism, political economy, de-colonization, and industrialization, among others. In other words, only pertinacious sons/daughters of the soil with strong ideals and an impregnable character could/would be privy to the weighty wisdom of “Consciencism.” Hence, Ghana’s/Africa’s political and socio-economic wealth will not undergo, once more, a positive transformative process until a dedicated patriot, mentally capable of grasping, and restructuring the content directives of “Consciencism” to fit contemporary global evolutions, assumes his/her predestined role of putting such policies into practice. We need another Garvey, another Nkrumah, another Nyerere etc…After all, which scholarly leader would best digest, figure out, embrace, and execute Nkrumah’s policies but a conscience-driven patriot?
francis kwarteng 9 years ago
Dear Fiwisintin,
Excellent and pointed summary you put out here.
That said, the debate still goes on among international scholars, researchers, philosphers, etc., as to the exact nature of this book, which is about 134 ... read full comment
Dear Fiwisintin,
Excellent and pointed summary you put out here.
That said, the debate still goes on among international scholars, researchers, philosphers, etc., as to the exact nature of this book, which is about 134 pages.
STOP NYEBROLIZING SCHOLARSHIP! WHAT HAS KWAME BOTWE-ASAMOAH WRITTEN ABOUT NKRUMAH? TWEAA HIS GHANAWEB ARTCILES ON NKURMAH?
Dr. Kwame Botwe-Asamoah, one of the world’s finest Nkrumah scholars and a world authority on Pan-Af ...
read full comment
NKRUMAH, DESPITE HIS FAULTS, IS THE GREATEST AFRICAN LEADER.
My brother Francis, your scientific writings are indeed thought-provoking, perhaps least understood by many who visit this forum. This writing, richly steeped in arcane philosophy, mathematical discourse, and esoteric ramific ...
read full comment
I meant bordering not bothering.
THE WHOLE WRITE UP IS A GARBAGE, INDEED A GARBAGE WRITTEN BY AN IDIOT
Well summed up. We are in Brazil , just watch us OK . Just keep away from the Zambian beauts and the beer
Oh dear Lord have mercy on these lunatics! What is all these repetitions and nonsense about? Knowing that you are not making any sense whatsover you decide to insult readers by saying that this piece of shit can only be under ...
read full comment
Hello Okra,
Don't let emotions override your sense of thinking. I know who you are. Your IP has just been confirmed to me.
Work on Nkrumah has been done at Harvard, Oxford, and many of America's top universities.
N ...
read full comment
"........bordering on the ideal of perfectionism".
Can anyone on here tell me which African leader - past or present, apart from Nkrumah, had such a foresight or vision that took the welfare of the African continent and for that matter, Ghana as the backbone of his beliefs in ...
read full comment
Well, that explains why during the very tough selection process of 'Africa's 100 Best Books of the 20th Century' a competition (Part 1 of this essay series), Kwame Nkrumah’s “Consciencism” was never brought forward as a ...
read full comment
Dear Fiwisintin,
Excellent and pointed summary you put out here.
That said, the debate still goes on among international scholars, researchers, philosphers, etc., as to the exact nature of this book, which is about 134 ...
read full comment