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Ethical Culture

American  

noun

  1. a movement founded by Felix Adler in 1876 that stresses the importance of ethical behavior independent of religious beliefs.


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Dr. Mirsky attended the Ethical Culture Fieldston School in New York before enrolling at Columbia University, where he received a bachelor’s degree in 1954 and a master’s degree in 1957, both in history.

From Washington Post • Oct. 1, 2021

Ethical Culture also has lots of ornamentation, but these are both quiet buildings, which gets back to what I was trying to say about Carnegie Hall.

From New York Times • Sep. 16, 2020

After graduating from the Ethical Culture Fieldston School in the Bronx, Weinstein left New York City to attend the University of Wisconsin and then Brown University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in 1954.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2018

Last week, on the 50th anniversary of Lenny Bruce’s death, a small crowd gathered at the New York Society for Ethical Culture on the Upper West Side of Manhattan to watch videos of his stand-up.

From New York Times • Aug. 9, 2016

If you’re someone who was sent to the Ethical Culture School, then you aren’t going to be intimidated by a row of Cambridge dons arrayed in judgment against you.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

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