Emmanuel College

Philosophy

Science Building

 Raymond J. Devettere

Raymond J. Devettere

Professor of Philosophy; Director of Values-Based Education
Ph.L., Ph.D., University of Louvain; M.A., B.A., St. John's Seminary

Office hours: Tuesday, Thursday 3:15-3:45 p.m., Friday 3:15-6:15 p.m.
Other times by appointment

Office: Administration Building, Room 454
Phone: (617) 735-9798
E-mail: devett@emmanuel.edu

Courses Taught

  • PHIL1103 - Philosophy of Religion
  • PHIL1115 - Recent Moral Issues
  • PHIL2104 - Contemporary Conceptions of Human Nature
  • PHIL2113 - Health Care Ethics

Professional Highlights

Professor of philosophy at Emmanuel. Teaching a course in Christian ethics at Boston College since 1988. Member of the ethics committee at Newton-Wellesley Hospital since 1985. Taught Health Care Ethics at the New England Baptist Hospital School of Nursing

Significant Publications/Presentations/Panels

  • Speaker on ethics for various groups
  • Presents Ethics Grand Rounds for physicians and house staff at NWH
  • Conducts a seminar on ethics for students at Tufts Medical School