Stars come down to Earth

Stars come down to Earth — A little known essay by Theodor W. Adorno, Stars Come Down to Earth is a study about horoscopes and superstition, written in the form of an analysis for the astrology column of the Los Angeles Times in the early 1950s. The German philosopher points out that the texts offer...

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Main Author: Luiz Marcelo Brandão Carneiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pontíficia Universidade Católica de São Paulo 2009-09-01
Series:Galáxia
Online Access:https://revistas.pucsp.br/galaxia/article/view/2111
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Summary:Stars come down to Earth — A little known essay by Theodor W. Adorno, Stars Come Down to Earth is a study about horoscopes and superstition, written in the form of an analysis for the astrology column of the Los Angeles Times in the early 1950s. The German philosopher points out that the texts offered to the reader are an amalgam of the rational and the irrational, revealing the frankly ideological meanderings of their object.
ISSN:1519-311X
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