The Egyptian Origins of Western Philosophy - Stolen Legacy

Updated on April 20, 2011:

I'm thrilled to finally be able to buy a 2nd copy that can take the abuse of several readings. This small book delivers a ton of information without boredom. James (the author) reveals a lot of historical facts based on his research (which he cites the sources). For example, the actual birth dates and time lived of Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates is still unsettled and argued. Shortly after the conquest of Alexandria, Alexander the Great invited Aristotle to spend some time there. Aristotle is credited with writing 113 books on 33 different subjects during that year. Hmm? There are many other books, including Western European, that support the information found in this book. Moses was educated in Egypt. So was Socrates and Plato, who later in life was sold into slavery. Alexander the Great's father (Phil) was educated in Egypt too. Egypt seems to have been "the place" for getting the best education - but they were very selective. It's ironic that the author died a mysterious death too.

Originally written in 1954, some of the references cited in this book are too rare to find today. But overall, it provides a great list for additional reading. The author says the Greeks stole their knowledge (legacy) from the Egyptians. He is not the first to say this and there are plenty of others from all cultures dating as far back as the 4th century who have said the same thing. Whether one agrees or not, we certainly know the Greeks have not produced anything equivalent since then. Nor has anyone else been able to reproduce the few remaining Egyptian artifacts or engineering feats. At the very least, this book is thought-provoking and worthy of discussion, because progress stops when we stop thinking about other possibilities.

This is a closely reasoned , scientific review of the evidence adduced from ancient sources of the contributions of the negroid population of ancient Egypt to Greek/ Hellenistic notions of Philosophy and science. In deed the balance of evidence points to the Egyptians as the actual originators of these ideas. The review corroborates the findings and conclusions of Cheik Anta Diop's " an Authentic anthropology". This book will appeal to the analytical amateur as well as the professional historian not exposed to this kind of analytical approach . Excellent work.

Very good book for reference to start. The ancestral story will give a clear understanding of the reason of why.
History is not a nice place and people of freewill need to begin realizing facts are available but some of us will not want to find them scholastic or provable. When dealing with Power most people will all ways do whatever it takes to keep it.

Can not describe how beautiful this book is. There are literally probably thousands of dates in this book that counterfeit many western teachings. At times it felt a little daunting to read because it was so thorough with its information, but how can being thorough ever be a bad thing?