Philistinism
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title:
Philistinism
text:
In the fields of philosophy and of aesthetics, the term philistinism describes the attitudes, habits, and characteristics of a person who deprecates art, beauty, spirituality, and intellect. As a derogatory term, philistine describes a person who is narrow-minded and hostile to the life of the mind, whose materialistic and wealth-oriented worldview and tastes indicate an indifference to cultural and aesthetic values. The contemporary meaning of philistine derives from Matthew Arnold's adaptation
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Hostility towards art, beauty, spirituality, and intellect
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philistinism
date created:
2003-11-21T01:00:22Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T08:34:52Z
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