Felix Adler

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Felix Adler was an American philosopher, social reformer, and founder of the Ethical Culture movement, which emphasized ethical living and social justice over formal religious doctrine.

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instanceOf founder
human
philosopher
religious leader
social reformer
countryOfBirth German Confederation
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1851-08-13
dateOfDeath 1933-04-24
educatedAt Columbia University
Heidelberg University NERFINISHED
University of Berlin NERFINISHED
emigratedTo United States of America
employer Columbia University
familyName Adler
fieldOfWork ethics
moral philosophy
religious humanism
social reform
founded Ethical Culture Fieldston School
surface form: Ethical Culture School

New York Society for Ethical Culture
Workingman’s School
givenName Felix
influenced Ethical movement
modern humanist organizations
influencedBy German idealism
Immanuel Kant
languageOfWorkOrName English
German
mainInterest applied ethics
education reform
social justice
memberOf American Philosophical Association
National Child Labor Committee
movement Ethical Culture
notableFor advocacy of social justice
founding the Ethical Culture movement
promoting ethical living without traditional religious doctrine
occupation educator
lecturer
philosopher
religious leader
social reformer
placeOfBirth Alzey NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath New York City
positionHeld Professor of Political and Social Ethics at Columbia University
religiousView ethical culture
secular humanism
sexOrGender male

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