| He would be aghast at the spread of materialism and greed, and angry at our indifference to poverty and deprivation. |
| This story teaches important lessons about materialism and valuing family relationships. |
| It was this fusion of materialism and altruism, Mammon and God, which allowed improvement to become the leitmotiv of Georgian Britain. |
| It must be said however, that materialism as a philosophy is largely developing through science, while idealism is sort of married to religion. |
| They probably all drive People Carriers and conversation is solely about one-upmanship, acquisitive materialism and diets. |
| But it's Broom, with her self-depreciating good humour and withering disdain for modern materialism, that makes the book so compelling. |