Felix Adler
Felix Adler · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Founder of the Ethical Culture movement
1851, Alzey, Germany — 1933, New York, New York, USA
Germany · United States
Felix Adler is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Founder of the Ethical Culture movement
Felix Adler was a German-born American educator, social reformer, and thinker who founded the Ethical Culture movement in 1876, a humanistic ethical philosophy emphasizing moral action over creed. He established pioneering free kindergartens, schools, and social reforms in New York. Born the son of a Reform rabbi, he came from a German-Jewish family, though he moved beyond traditional religion in founding Ethical Culture.
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Founder of the Ethical Culture movement
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