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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

Williams Unlike the library, the school is fairly modest and straightforward, aligned with the humanist values of the Ethical Culture Society, which I find very beautiful.

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

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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