Talk:Felix Adler (professor)

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I created a new page for the Ethical Culture Fieldston School, and moved there a paragraph from the biography of Felix Adler. Feel free to look there for the missing paragraph.

The New Student's Reference Work

This enccylopedia lists Adler as being a Ph.D. from Berlin University, not Heidelberg. Can anyone check to see which might be accurate? Badbilltucker 16:43, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

I checked a few places. NNDB says he recieved his PhD from Heidelberg in 1873. The Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture has a biography that says studied at Heidelberg after he graduated from Columbia. Encyclopedia Britanica says he studied at Berlin and Heidelberg. I don't know of any easy easy way to verify a degree which was presumably granted 133 years ago. One problem is that some accessable on-line sources may have used this wikipedia article as their source, so aren't really independent. Morris 04:02, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

Question: why does this article list Felix Adler as a transcendentalist? I think his teachings emphasize the importance of ethics grounded in personal relationships, that is, an emphasis on the real world and not some kind of higher, transcendental reality. I think it would be more appropriate to classify him as an ethical realist. However, I am no expert on these distinctions. Perhaps let me say that the assertion that Adler is a transcendalist should be sourced, because it is not obvious to me that his beliefs fit the Wikipedia definition of transcendentalism. Emil Volcheck 03:24, 26 March 2007 (UTC)|

Source dump

I'm moving various sources and external links that were in the entry here. They do not belong in the entry.Griswaldo (talk) 19:09, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

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Addresses Founding Address, Felix Adler, May 15, 1876, New York Society for Ethical Culture The Ethical Significance of Easter, 1915. Some Characteristics of the American Ethical Movement, An address delivered in South Place Chapel, London, June 7, 1925 On the Occasion of the Fifty-Fifth Anniversary of the founding of the Ethical Movement, May 10, 1931. Reports in New York Times The New York Times archives contain many reports on addresses given by Felix Adler, as well as numerous letters and articles by or about Adler. "ADVANCED THINKERS.; FELIX ADLER'S LECTURE TO THE SOCIETY FOR ETHICAL CULTURE". New York Times. 1880-05-10. Retrieved 2008-08-09., address, 1880. "WOMAN SLAVERY.; SOME TERRIBLE PICTURES DRAWN BY PROF. FELIX ADLER". New York Times. 1882-02-27. Retrieved 2008-08-09., address, 1882. Adler, Felix (1888-01-31). "FELIX ADLER PROTESTS". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-08-09., letter, 1888. "MANY BOOKS, ONE LITERATURE; THE BIBLE GOOD AS A TEACHER, SAYS PROF. FELIX ADLER. How the Ethical View Differs from the Orthodox, the Christian, the Jewish, and the Radical -- Truth, but Not All Truth, in the Sacred Book, He Says -- Opposing Accounts in Different Books -- Discrepancies Found in a Single Chapter". New York Times. 1893-11-27. Retrieved 2008-08-09. address, 1893 - remarks on Adler's popularity. "JESUS CHRIST AS A TEACHER; LESSONS DRAWN FROM HIS LIFE BY PROF. FELIX ADLER. The Ethics of His Teachings a Deep Well Which Has Been Drawn from for Centuries Without Exhausting It -- His Nature as Indicated by His Words -- His Life Furnishes for Every One an Inspiration of What a Life Should Be". New York Times. 1893-12-11. Retrieved 2008-08-09., address, 1893. "WOMAN'S BENIGN INFLUENCE; ELEMENTARY JUSTICE THAT ALL CAREERS BE OPEN TO HER. Prof. Felix Adler Says that She Should Have Full Sway in the Exercise of Her Talents -- To Those Who Are Educated and Competent the Right of Suffrage Should Be Extended -- The Place of Woman in History and in the World of To-day". New York Times. 1894-04-02. Retrieved 2008-08-09., address, 1894. "THE QUESTION OF BETTER TENEMENTS; Felix Adler Explains His Suggestion for Municipal Assistance". New York Times. 1894-12-03. Retrieved 2008-08-09., 1894. "ERRORS OF SOCIALISM; Prof. Felix Adler Gives Reasons for Calling It Impracticable. INDIVIDUALITY IS CHECKED, HE SAYS The Apathy of the Prosperous Toward the Poor, He Declares, Has Caused Socialistic Creeds". New York Times. 1895-01-28. Retrieved 2008-08-09., address, 1895. ""HOLLOW AT THE CORE"; Wrong Will Perish of Itself, Said Prof. Felix Adler. LECTURE ON THE TEN COMMANDMENTS His Sunday Discourse at Carnegie Hall Reveals the Ways of Health and Peace for the Young". New York Times. 1895-04-22. Retrieved 2008-08-09., address, 1895. "ETHICS FOR THE SCHOOLS; Felix Adler Says that Aimiessness Is the Bane of Our Educational System. NO COMPROMISE OF CREEDS. Formation of Character Prevented by the Absence of Religious Teaching, and the Purpose of All Education Defeated". New York Times. 1897-03-29. Retrieved 2008-08-09., address, 1895. "HOUSES FOR THE POOR; Comments on Prof. Felix Adler's Remarks on Past Work. A PROMISE OF A PRACTICAL SCHEME Dr. W.H. Tolman Thinks New-York May Soon Distance the world in Providing Cheap Homes". New York Times. 1896-03-06. Retrieved 2008-08-09., 1896. "THE WOMAN IN RELIGION; PROF. FELIX ADLER SAYS HER SPHERE WAS ONCE LARGER. It Should Be Extended Now -- Women Are Naturally Revealers, with Deeper Insight into the Mysteries -- Especial Fields Should Be Hers". New York Times. 1897-02-01. Retrieved 2008-08-09., address, 1897. "TO UNITE TWO RELIGIONS; Prof. Felix Adler, at Carnegie Music Hall, Advocates the Union of Jew and Gentile. ETHICAL CULTURE A MEDIUM National Prerogative of Judaism and the Principle of the Divinity of Christ in the Christian Faith a Bar to Reunion -- The Idea of Brotherhood". New York Times. 1897-12-06. Retrieved 2008-08-09., address, 1897. "POSTULATES OF RELIGION; Prof. Felix Adler Would Discard Shells of Doctrine and Keep the Moral Truths. BASIS OF ALL IS CONSCIENCE. The Necessity of the Belief in Free Will -- Divergence of the Religion of To-day from That of the Past -- The Perfect Society". New York Times. 1897-03-08. Retrieved 2008-08-09., address, 1897. "INFLUENCES OF RELIGION; Prof. Felix Adler's Address Before the Society for Ethical Culture at Carnegie Hall. DEVELOPMENT OF MORALITY Religious Inspiration in the Fine Arts -- The Force That Made for Political Unity -- Lessons of the Last Election". New York Times. 1897-11-15. Retrieved 2008-08-09., address, 1897. "SOURCE OF THE UNIVERSE; Prof. Felix Adler Lectures at Carnegie Music Hall on "The Name of God." ATTRIBUTES OF THE DEITY Infinite Power, Knowledge, and Justice Held to be Incomprehensible to the Mind of Man -- The Word "God" a Metaphor". New York Times. 1897-11-08. Retrieved 2008-08-09., address, 1897. "THE RESOURCES OF SILENCE; Prof. Felix Adler, at Carnegie Music Hall, Gives Instances Where Speech Is Inadequate. MANY THINGS INEXPRESSIBLE Emotions of Richest Spiritual Joy and Profoundest Sorrow Impossible of Depiction by Words -- Impulse the Enemy of Morality". New York Times. 1898-02-07. Retrieved 2008-08-09., address, 1898. "FELIX ADLER TO MOTHERS.; He Tells How to Judge What Children Should Read and Outlines a Course". New York Times. 1898-03-15. Retrieved 2008-08-09., address, 1898. "A CRITERION OF PROGRESS; Prof. Felix Adler Addresses the Society for Ethical Culture on Moral Advancement. THE RIGHT INWARD ATTITUDE Persistence of War Passion and Present Economical and Political Conditions Signs that Mankind Lingers on Lower Levels of Civilization". New York Times. 1898-03-21. Retrieved 2008-08-09., 1898. "FUNCTIONS OF A LEADER; Prof. Felix Adler at Carnegie Hall Declares a New Type Is Needed. THE DUTY OF PUBLIC SERVANTS Difference Between Serving the Public Interest and Being a Tool in the Hands of the People -- Theory of False Equality". New York Times. 1898-03-28. Retrieved 2008-08-09., address, 1898. "MEANING OF TEMPERANCE; Prof. Felix Adler Explains Its Relation to the Spiritual Life, at Carnegie Music Hall. THE DUAL NATURE IN MAN The Senses Properly Exercised Should Be Regarded as the Instruments by Which the Moral Aims of Life May Be Attained". New York Times. 1898-01-10. Retrieved 2008-08-09.,address, 1898. "THE RELIGION OF ACTION; Prof. Felix Adler Talks to the Ethical Society at Carnegie Hall. HIS WINTER'S WORK BEGUN In Some Respects, He Says, This Age Is Not a Good Time for a New Religious or Ethical Movement". New York Times. 1898-10-17. Retrieved 2008-08-09., address, 1898. "DR. FELIX ADLER ON RELIGION OF BUDDHA; One of His Series Before the Ethical Culture Society". New York Times. 1901-03-04. Retrieved 2008-08-09., address, 1901. "$10,000 FUND PRESENTED TO DR. FELIX ADLER; Ethical Culture Society Proves Its Gratitude for His Work. Money the Nucleus of a Larger Endowment for Education for Talented Beneficiaries". New York Times. 1901-05-05. Retrieved 2008-08-09., 1901. Adler, Felix (1901-11-05). "DR. FELIX ADLER'S CORRECTION". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-08-09., letter, 1901. "SEPARATION THE CURE FOR MATRIMONIAL WOE; Felix Adler Opposes a Divorce Which Is Permanent. LEAVE CHANCE FOR REUNION Give Tired Couples a Respite, They'll Reunite with Renewed Affection, He Says". New York Times. 1905-01-16. Retrieved 2008-08-09., address, 1905. "Ethical Culture Movement Forty Years Old; Dr. Felix Adler, Head of New York Society, Says That It Has Been Kept Alive by Need of the People for New Moral Light". New York Times. 1916-05-14. Retrieved 2008-08-09., article by Adler, 1916. "ETHICAL SOCIETY IS FORTY YEARS OLD; Leaders from Other Cities Assemble Here for Anniversary Celebration. PRAISE DR. FELIX ADLER A Sculpture, "The Friendship Group." Unveiled at First Session of Nine Days' Festival". New York Times. 1916-05-15. Retrieved 2008-08-09., article, 1916. "Dr. Felix Adler's Advice on How to Look at the Election". New York Times. 1916-11-03. Retrieved 2008-08-09., NY Times, 1916. "DR. FELIX ADLER CRITICISED.; Baptist Ministers Attack His Statement That There Is No Hell". New York Times. 1917-01-15. Retrieved 2008-08-09., 1917. "FELIX ADLER'S SCHOOL HONORS HIS MEMORY; Ethical Culture Classes Pay Tribute to the Founder on Anniversary of Death". New York Times. 1935-04-27. Retrieved 2008-08-09., 1935. and many more letters, articles, and addresses References "Felix Adler" - http://www.transcendentalists.com/felix_adler.htm "Who Was Felix Adler?" by Sue Berkon, Ethical Culture Fieldston School -- http://web.archive.org/web/20060213084100/http://www.ecfs.org/125/felixadler.asp "Felix Adler," Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture - http://www.bsec.org/reference/ethicalculture/history/felix.html "Ethical Culture Focuses on Creating a Humane World" by Lauren Sloan, Austin Area Interreligious Ministries -- http://web.archive.org/web/20050116092911/http://aaimaustin.org/clergy/EthicalCulture.htm "Ethics To Live By: Ideas and Their Action Consequences" - by John Hoad - http://web.archive.org/web/20080603204351/http://hoad.ethicalmanifold.net/archives/000041.html Humanist History: An Overview - cites Adler as "The First Humanist in America" and provides additional details. Answers.com on Society for Ethical Culture Kraut, Benny. From Reform Judaism to Ethical Culture: The Religious Evolution of Felix Adler. Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College Press, 1979. Bridges, Horace J., ed. Aspects of Ethical Religion: Essays in Honor of Felix Adler on the Fiftieth Anniversary of his founding of the Ethical Movement, 1926.  Beach, Chandler B., ed. (1914). The New Student's Reference Work. Chicago: F. E. Compton and Co. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help) Harriet Knight Smith, The history of the Lowell Institute, Boston: Lamson, Wolffe and Co., 1898.

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