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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

Tsien I can’t think of Ethical Culture without also thinking of the West Side YMCA, next door.

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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