El mito de la cultura

Synopsis of El mito de la cultura

In 'The Myth of Culture,' Gustavo Bueno explores the nature and meaning of culture from a materialist philosophical perspective. The author analyzes how culture has become a practical ideal of great importance, even surpassing the Rule of Law and the Welfare State in prestige. However, Bueno argues that culture has become an obscurantist myth, similar to the Grace of God in the Middle Ages or the myth of Race in the 20th century. Through a critical analysis, the book examines the functions that the myth of culture plays in contemporary society, especially in relation to nationalisms and other ideologies.