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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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He grew up on the Upper West Side and attended the Ethical Culture School.

From New York Times Jun. 14, 2023

He grew up among the New York intellectual set, attending the Ethical Culture School and the Fieldston School, and entered Harvard in 1946.

From New York Times Nov. 18, 2022

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

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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