1. Ethics is central.

The most central human issue in our lives involves creating a more humane environment.

Ethical Culture is an aspirational movement dedicated to cultivating the ethical life through the building of caring communities. Ethical Societies focus on humanity and are radically ethics-centered. They are intergenerational, and committed to life-span ethical learning. The choice to enter an Ethical Society in many cases is a choice to "swim against the current" of modern social trends. Members of Ethical Societies believe that the most important thing for members to do is to create more caring communities.