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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

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

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

From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2016

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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