African thought roots all reflection in everyday lived culture

Evidence

In fact, African thinking refers first of all to everyday living. For this reason, the first definition suitable for the term vitalogy is that of the science of life reflected. This is because at the base of every process of thinking, every thought, and every reflection is culture, which is the result of the manifestation of human and spiritual values as well as the very experience of a people. Life appears to our mind as the first transcendental, and therefore it is intelligible, conceivable, and intellectually transmittable. — Frans Dokman, Beyond Bantu Philosophy_…, 233

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines vitalogy as the science of life reflected and grounds it in culture as the substrate of all thinking.