Consciencism
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Consciencism is a philosophical work by Kwame Nkrumah that outlines his theory of African socialism and the ideological foundations for postcolonial African liberation and unity.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Consciencism canonical | 1 |
| Consciencism: Philosophy and Ideology for De-Colonization | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
guiding African liberation movements
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promoting African unity ⓘ providing an ideological framework for postcolonial African states ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
African socialism
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Pan-Africanism ⓘ |
| author | Kwame Nkrumah ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ghana ⓘ |
| focusesOn | ideological foundations of the Ghanaian revolution ⓘ |
| fullTitle |
Consciencism
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surface form:
Consciencism: Philosophy and Ideology for De-Colonization
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| genre |
African philosophy
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non-fiction ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
African socialist thought
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Pan-African political movements ⓘ postcolonial theory in Africa ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
class struggle in postcolonial Africa
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materialist interpretation of history in African context ⓘ philosophical consciencism as a guide to action ⓘ reconciliation of diverse religious and cultural heritages in Africa ⓘ role of ideology in national liberation ⓘ unification of Africa under socialism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Marxism
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anti-colonial thought ⓘ traditional African humanism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
African socialism
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African unity ⓘ Pan-Africanism ⓘ decolonization ⓘ ideology ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ postcolonial African liberation ⓘ socialism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
articulating an ideological basis for Nkrumahism
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systematizing Kwame Nkrumah's political thought ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Afrocentrism
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surface form:
African philosophy
socialist philosophy ⓘ |
| proposes |
a philosophical basis for African socialism
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a synthesis of traditional African, Islamic, and Western-Christian influences ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Ghanaian independence movement
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Organization of African Unity ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
African socialism
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surface form:
Nkrumahism
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| subtitle | Philosophy and Ideology for De-Colonization ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Consciencism: Philosophy and Ideology for De-Colonization