Chamber music members of Ellipses Ensemble will present their first concert, one of a series hosted by The Philadelphia Ethical Society: works by Ravel, Ginastera, Schubert, Glazunov, and Sullivan. All proceeds will be split between Prevent Suicide PA and nonprofits relating to each concert's theme.

Hugh Taft-Morales hosts a book discussion of Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women’s Anger, by Rebecca Traister. Bring a snack and drink to share. Traister, a New York Times bestselling author, offers a historical context to understand the contemporary eruption of women’s anger into the pubic conversation. This is not a short read, [...]

Join Hugh Taft-Morales for the first Introduction to Ethical Humanism of 2019! We’ll share snacks and conversation about our non-theist alternative to traditional religion. In honor of the 400th year since the first Africans were brought against their will to the British colonies, Hugh will offer a section on Ethical Culture’s historic and current relationship [...]

To mark the 400th year since Africans were brought against their will to the British Colonies, Hugh Taft-Morales will host a book discussion of Before the Mayflower: A History of Black America by Lerone Bennett Jr.  Bennett traces black history from its origins in western Africa, through the transatlantic journey that ended in slavery, the Reconstruction period, the Jim [...]

Join Hugh Taft-Morales for the first Introduction to Ethical Humanism of 2019!  We’ll share snacks and conversation about our non-theist alternative to traditional religion.  In honor of the 400th year since the first Africans were brought against their will to the British colonies, Hugh will offer a section on Ethical Culture’s historic and current relationship to systemic racism. (Note the [...]

For those who want to go into more depth on this text, and for those who missed our first discussion, come continue the discussion of Before the Mayflower: A History of Black America by Lerone Bennett Jr.  Bennett.  We’ll focus most on the second half of the book this time. To mark the 400th year since Africans were brought against [...]

Join Hugh Taft-Morales in learning about the local group of thoughtful folks known as Philadelphia Stoics.  Their goal is "to introduce Stoic philosophy to anyone interested in living a happier and more fulfilling life and to help students of Stoicism practice the philosophy in their daily lives." Stoicism is a practical philosophy for guiding people [...]

In November, 2018 at the Second World Summit on Human Genome Editing, the birth of the first “CRISPR” babies (a pair of twins) was announced in Hong Kong. A “rogue” Chinese scientist, acting against guidelines created by national and international scientific societies, reported that he had used CRISPR-Cas9 technology to edit the DNA in human [...]

Join Hugh Taft-Morales as we delve into one of the most impressive historical figures of our country’s history. All invited, but try to read the book first!

Want to know more about Ethical Humanism and the Philadelphia Ethical Society?  Come to the next Introduction to Ethical Humanism where we will mix great conversation with some wine and cheese.  Please RSVP to Hugh Taft-Morales at Leader@phillyethics.org.