philistinism

It's the sort of news that could give philistinism a good name.

And primarily because of that, we are conducting a war against Philistinism.

Not to communism, but to the entire humanity is Philistinism a danger.

The rampant philistinism of our government and media is deeply disturbing.

For one thing, their complaints about the shallowness and philistinism of American culture are much the same.

They, not he, reduce it to a simplistic endorsement of high art over philistinism.

When incoherence is offered as revelation, it can give philistinism a good name.

"Since the beginning, there was a tradition of philistinism in the visual arts.

All this could sound like philistinism in fancy dress.

Philistinism can show in more ways than one.

"Educated philistinism emerges as a new negative force here as in all countries."

That absence should be respected, not dismissed as Philistinism.

Much of the bad publicity came directly from the philistinism of the tabloid press.

His statement is almost a classic of philistinism.

But Connor, you see, is an intellectual, and the philistinism around him makes him miserable.

If Bach seldom shows up on current recital programs, the exclusion may not be our philistinism.

In fact, he has always savored his philistinism.

Is this not a form of elitism as odious as philistinism?

And the contests should not promote "philistinism" or allow presentations that have "low class," the notice went on.

The true cause for despair is her picture of the blind and deaf philistinism of American politicians.

They demand subsidies and threaten to brand the middle-class with philistinism if it resists.

Locke's philistinism was in no sense an aberration.

If what he's talking about is a brand of Philistinism, then one would expect other English writers to cop it.

Rockwell: Mozart complained bitterly about the Philistinism of his audience.

What caused this extraordinary explosion of creativity in a country which, to European eyes, was always noted for its proud, indifferent philistinism?