TRADITIONAL AFRICAN METAPHYSICS AND EMPIRICAL SCIENCE: ANY RELATIONSHIP?

Résumé

In trying to take the African situation or understanding of science as a case study, one is bound to find out that serious efforts have been exhibited or demonstrated for the sake of a scientific progress and exploration in Africa. However, the results attained in our indigenous researches are not comparable to the energy expended. This problem becomes the gap of progress often attributed to documentation and experimentation facilities in Africa. This paper attempts to shed light on the connection that exists between African metaphysics and empirical science. Employing analytic method, this study observes the lapses in African metaphysics and therefore recommends an alternate metaphysical foundation that will inaugurate a new thought system in African metaphysics.