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This book is the first to explore Argentine tango as both a philosophical practice and a metaphor for human existence. Written by an Argentine professional dancer and academic philosopher, it bridges embodied experience and intellectual inquiry to propose a transformative philo-tango approach. Drawing on classical philosophy, existentialism, and contemporary therapeutic movements, the book argues that tango s five loves of music, self, partner, floor, and community offer a kinesthetic path to virtue ethics and personal growth. Through lyrical analysis, case studies, and philosophical reflection. Carone show how tango can heal, connect, and inspire, making it not just a dance but a way of life. This groundbreaking work will appeal to scholars in philosophy, dance studies, and ethics, as well as practitioners of tango and philosophical counseling.
List of contents
INTRODUCTION.- Chapter 1. Why the Embrace between Philosophy and Tango?.- Chapter 2. Love, Metaphor, and the Plan of this Book.- PART I. The Tango as a Kinesthetic Catalyst for Philosophical Reflection.- Chapter 3. Some Real Life Examples: From Praxis to Theory.- Chapter 4. Philosophy, Tango, and Therapy.- PART II. The Tango as Metaphor.- Chapter 5. Representation and Philosophical Content.- Chapter 6 The Tango as a Metaphor for Human Existence.- Chapter 7. From Representation to Transformation: Applying Ricoeur's Theory to Dance.- Chapter 8. Nietzsche and the Embrace' between Apollo and Dionysus.- Chapter 9. From Representation to Transformation: Adapting Nietzsche's Views to the Tango.- PART III. The Five Loves.- Introduction: Love Is Said in Many Ways.- Chapter 10. Love of the Music.- Chapter 11. Love of Yourself.- Chapter 12. Love of Your Partner.- Chapter 13. Love of the Floor.- Chapter 14. Love of the (Human) Environment.- CONCLUSION.
About the author
Gabriela R. Carone
has been affiliated with the University of Buenos Aires, King's College London, the University of Colorado at Boulder, the Princeton University Center for Human Values, and the Harvard University Center for Hellenic Studies. She has a two-fold, decades-long career in philosophy and tango. She has published dozens of philosophical articles in top international journals, and is the author of two other books:
Plato's Cosmology and Its Ethical Dimensions
(2005) and
La noción de dios en el Timeo de Platón
(1991).
Summary
This book is the first to explore Argentine tango as both a philosophical practice and a metaphor for human existence. Written by an Argentine professional dancer and academic philosopher, it bridges embodied experience and intellectual inquiry to propose a transformative “philo-tango” approach. Drawing on classical philosophy, existentialism, and contemporary therapeutic movements, the book argues that tango’s five loves—of music, self, partner, floor, and community—offer a kinesthetic path to virtue ethics and personal growth. Through lyrical analysis, case studies, and philosophical reflection. Carone show how tango can heal, connect, and inspire, making it not just a dance but a way of life. This groundbreaking work will appeal to scholars in philosophy, dance studies, and ethics, as well as practitioners of tango and philosophical counseling.
