ABSTRACT

First Published in 1968. Danquah's desire with this title is to expound Akan thought in such a way as to make it comprehensible to western thinkers and to demonstrate that it is comparable to their system. In pursuance of this objective, he calls forth his philosophical training and indulges in metaphysical and ethical speculation. The effects of this are evident in the whole book, whether in his discussion of the nature of the supreme Being or in his exposition of Akan ethical thought.

part One|29 pages

The Quest of the Doctrine

chapter I|4 pages

In Search of the Akan God

chapter II|14 pages

Critique of the Doctrine

chapter III|11 pages

The Positive Doctrine

part Two|48 pages

The Akan Meaning of God

chapter I|13 pages

Onyame, the Akan Deity

chapter II|15 pages

Onyamkopon Kwaame, or the God of Saturday

chapter III|20 pages

Odomankoma, or the Infinitely Manifold God

part Three|26 pages

Ethical Canons of the Doctrine

chapter I|7 pages

Conservation of Virtue

chapter II|5 pages

The Elimination of Evil

chapter III|7 pages

Moral Progress

chapter IV|7 pages

Human Progress

part Four|24 pages

The Eight Akan Postulates

chapter I|7 pages

The Truth of the Postulates

chapter II|9 pages

The Ethnic Postulates

chapter III|8 pages

The Nana (Or Exemplar)

part Five|60 pages

Universal Utiltity of the Postulates

chapter I|13 pages

O-Te Or Understanding (Onyame)

chapter II|12 pages

Sunsum Or Experience (Onyankopon)

chapter III|17 pages

Okara or Insight (Odomankoma)

chapter IV|6 pages

Honhom or the Spirit of Being

chapter |12 pages

Postscript 1