f a Philistine?

Question:

I know nothing about art but I know what I like. Is my b/f a Philistine?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:

Not necessarily. Just because people are confident in their own taaste, doesn't mean that they are philistines. Some people might be very sophisticated in their tastes, and also very ceertain of their own judgment in arts and culture. But it's possible that if somebod is veyr firm in their beliefs about what is good art, that they may simply be digging in and sticking with a liimited range of art that is thoroughly familiar to them. In that case, they may be rigid in their taste and not giving themself a chance to try out nad experience less familiar art and to see whether they like it. Only you can determine whether, in our eyes, your boy friend is a Philistine or not. If you are honestly not sure, than maybe you've got to look at yourself and ask whether you have a degree of uncertainty as to what your own attitude to art is and are challenged because you feel that your boyfriend's certainty (no matter how well founded) is out of tune with other people whose approval you think should be courted.