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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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There’s another from 1973 where a group called the Ethical Culture Society set up a meet and greet with Frankenstein’s monster for kids, as an alternative to sitting on Santa Claus’s lap.

From New York Times ● Dec. 25, 2022

Mr. Alexander earned a scholarship to the Ethical Culture Fieldston School, a private school in New York.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 4, 2022

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

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

From The New Yorker ● Nov. 13, 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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