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philistine  (philistines plural )
1  n-count If you call someone a philistine, you mean that they do not care about or understand good art, music, or literature, and do not think that they are important., (disapproval)  
2  adj You can use philistine to describe people or organizations who you think do not care about or understand the value of good art, music, or literature. 
ADJ n  (disapproval)  ...a philistine government that allowed the arts to decline.