Culturiology as a Foundational Principle for the Progressive Development of African Philosophy

ABSTRACT
The argument presented in this paper is that, there is a symbiotic relationship
between philosophy and culture. Philosophy is fundamentally a rigorous
articulation from the cultural experiences and practices of a given people, and
the cultural experiences and practices of a people are articulated and expressed
through philosophy. Hence, African philosophy is founded on African culture
and African culture is defined and reshaped through African philosophy. This
is what the paper calls the principle of culturiology.