The only question is: does Tango have a definite, objective identity, or is it's meaning subjective and infinitely maleable? The answer is: tango has an identity, it is what it is, that stays constant, it can be discovered and is independent of whether you WANT to discover it or not. (This is different from the question whether things can be added to it--there is no reason, why not, as long as these things don't destroy the core.)
It can be disheartening when you find something that you like a lot, like Tango, and you are still discovering what it is, (what makes Tango what it is), and you see that people are trying claim the word "Tango" for something that changes core aspects of it. Tango is what it is, and, just like a good friend, it never has to change, as long as someone on earth re-discovers it for himself, like so many before him. Just don't give up until you get to the bottom of it. As with so many questions, this is really a philosophy question. If people don't answer it philosophically, they will keep going around and around arguing about it and wasting so much time. This is why philosophy is the most practical of all sciences: it saves quadrillions of amounts of time. _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
