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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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The letter writer is in 11th grade at the Ethical Culture Fieldston School in New York City.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2022

Ethics statements are becoming common, says Anne Klaeysen, leader of the New York Society for Ethical Culture.

From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2016

The three sisters attended the Ethical Culture School and spoke French with their governess.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 13, 2014

An eccentric genius fond of pipes and porkpie hats, Oppenheimer grew up in an elegant building on Riverside Drive in Manhattan, attended the Ethical Culture School and graduated from Harvard in three years.

From New York Times • Oct. 11, 2014

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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