Sentences with word «philistinism»

I confess that I may not live up to his rigorous standards, but it is not because I am blind to the spiritual philistinism of today's upper middle classes.

Benign neglect is one thing, but wanton destruction, often as a result of local authority cost cutting, was cultural philistinism at its worst.

It could hardly be said that the liturgy of the West lacks beauty or is unconcerned about beauty (though philistinism in liturgical guise is far too readily identifiable today, and modern American liturgical practice is not generally known for its beauty, glory, or solemnity).

There is also a twisted inheritance from a more traditional Establishment philistinism.

The knee - jerk reaction is to decry the YouCut review as an act of philistinism by a party conducting a war on science, and to say that only qualified experts are able to judge whether research dollars are well spent.

Like the (far superior) recent Russian film «Elena,» Child's Pose paints a compelling portrait of post-Soviet capitalism in all its uncorked appetites, its brash cronyism and graft, its pretensions, its clueless philistinism.

I envy the New Yorkers, and I think with discontent of Germany, the stifling fug of its society, its affluent philistinism, its all - smothering, oppressive ugliness.

Baudelaire's attitude toward photography borders on philistinism: an odd stance for a pioneer of modernism.

Perhaps the Turner Prize could handle routine local authority philistinism, but the heavy - handed Magic Christian mockery of the KLF, the group of rock biz pranksters who doubled the prize money with an award for what they called the worst artist of the four on the shortlist, seemed to be too much for the Prize's fragile sense of purpose.

Dover freely admits to his own philistinism.

It strikes me with something akin to terror to think how we permitted ourselves to be taken in, silenced and neutralized, by the boyish grin and a trickle - down prosperity while resurgent racism, Rambo militarism, cultural philistinism, and unregulated, let - them - eat - cake capitalism swaggered across the stage on an eight - year run.

In this place I could read and still think that I was part of what held up a wall against any philistinism that would attempt to violate the quiet grandeur of what the history of Galveston in its archives and rare books contained.

I also agree that nobody likes the philistinism (confined by systems and structures) of many churches — today nearly all churches.

If it is really true that all the Philistinism I behold in life (which I do not permit my word but my actions to condemn) is not what it seems to be — is it the miracle?

Nice pictures would form a nice impression of you, if it's philistinism or disordered, people who see it will feel you an idiotic girl, at least not worthy of precious.

The story of an aging French actor who - after learning his family has been killed in an accident - still carries on with his career, enjoys his morning espresso and newspaper, appreciates the endless beauty that is Paris, and takes a stand against the philistinism that plagues his professional life.

There is Bennett's «savagely Swiftian indignation against stupidity, Philistinism and arrogance in public places [which offers] a passionate argument for the civilizing power of art» (The London Times).

This philistinism, combined with Joseph McCarthy's hysterical denunciations of all that was avant - garde or unorthodox, was deeply embarrassing.

«This philistinism must stop for the sake of future generations and the survival of the planet.»

The United States Information Agency (USIA) even organized exhibitions of abstract expressionism in response to accusations of American «philistinism.»