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Before starting the reflection on the notion “eleng”, that is of time in the African way of thinking, I would first of all like to highlight some characteristics of African culture. By so doing, I hope to illustrate the originality of the African way of thinking, which in itself finds its maximum expression in the neologism “vitalogy”. Vitalogy is a term which I have found extremely appropriate in identifying, and distinguishing, the African way of thinking from all the other forms of thought world-wide.
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Nkemnkia, M.N. (1999). The Notion of “Eleng”, That is of Time, in African Original Experience: The Vitalogical Dimension. In: Tymieniecka, AT. (eds) Life Scientific Philosophy, Phenomenology of Life and the Sciences of Life. Analecta Husserliana, vol 59. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2079-3_6
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