Abstract : World view and public philosophy of a particular cultural group or society is embedded in its vernacular language and lived experience. Lived experience is very important in holding together the connection between a thing and its meaning. An attempt to judge a particular cultural practice and knowledge’s rationality without being aware of its primary values and beliefs would go the risk of misinterpreting and distorting. There must be a room for a diversified conception of rationality to creating a better world and/or enhancing humanity. In contrary, to what has been the case with in the so called “post-colonial Africa” the mental, spiritual, and emotional aspect of independence should have been given priority followed by the physical aspect of independence. Most emphasis for African philosophy must be constructing and re-constructing the indigenous knowledge and world views of African societies. This could be followed by less emphasis on deconstructing the deliberate prejudices and distortions prevailed in the then physical colonizers and the present mental and spiritual colonizers of Africa. Methodologically, this article has been grounded on arguments for vernacular language and lived experiences as elated to ordinary reasons, followed by anticipated objections and counter arguments or replies as this is a philosophy paper.

Keyword : Lived experience, usual kind of reason, vernacular language.