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Boston College teaching record

Eric Severson

Part-time Faculty

Advancing Studies

Official BC profile

Biography

Eric Severson is a philosopher specializing in the work of Emmanuel Levinas.  He is the author of Before Ethics (Kendall-Hunt, 2021), Levinas's Philosophy of Time (Duquesne University Press, 2013) and Scandalous Obligation (Beacon Hill Press, 2011), and editor of eight other books on philosophy, psychology, ethics, theology and the philosophy of religion.

Official evaluation summary

4.66 / 5

Based on 156 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Courses taught

Ratings are this instructor’s response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations, on a scale of 1 to 5.

  • ADPL1800 World Philosophies
    Instructor rating 4.65 / 5 · Course rating 4.54 / 5 · 73 responses
    Taught Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Summer 2025, Spring 2025, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2023, Spring 2023
  • ADPL1500 Ethics
    Instructor rating 4.66 / 5 · Course rating 4.45 / 5 · 63 responses
    Taught Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021
  • ADPL1810 Special Topics: Our Common Home: Philosophies of Ecology
    Instructor rating 4.73 / 5 · Course rating 4.61 / 5 · 20 responses
    Taught Spring 2027, Summer 2026, Fall 2025, Fall 2024

Data freshness

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