About the Curator

    CURATOR & PROFESSOR GORDON MARINO

    Gordon Marino earned his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, M.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, and B.A. from Columbia University. His areas of specialization include History of Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, and Kierkegaard. He teaches philosophy and related courses as a professor at St. Olaf College and holds a position as the curator of the Kierkegaard Library.

    In 2018, Marino published his most recent book, The Existentialist’s Survival Guide. He has authored and co-authored numerous works, including Kierkegaard in the Present Age. His articles have appeared in internationally-acclaimed news sources and periodicals such as the Atlantic Monthly, New York Times Magazine, Wall Street Journal, and the American Poetry Review. 

    An abbreviated list of Marino’s curriculum vitae can be found online, and a list of his various publications can be found below. Contact information can be found on the Directory web page of the Kierkegaard Library.

    RECENT PUBLICATIONS

    The Existentialist’s Survival Guide: How to Live Authentically in an Inauthentic Age

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    Ethics: The Essential Writings
    The Quotable Kierkegaard
    Kierkegaard in the Present Age
    TEACHING EXPERIENCE

    St. Olaf College: Kierkegaard & Existentialism; Law, Politics, and Morality; Making of the Modern Mind; Ethics and the Good Life; Freud & the Study of Human Behavior; Senior Seminar on Nietzsche; Sports and Ethics; Philosophy of Sport; Race and Sport

    University of Florida: Sport ethics (graduate level); Ethical Issues in Sport (undergraduate); Medical Ethics (Shands)

    Florida State University: Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, and Freud and the problem of self-deception (Graduate Seminar)

    PUBLIC BROADCASTS

    Marino has been featured in numerous talk shows, radio programs, and other broadcasts.

    • Featured on BBC Wales – Raise your Game
    • Regular contributor to The Huffingpost Post
    • Invited guest:
      • The Sports Factor — Radio National, Australia
      • Minnesota Public Radio
      • KFAN Sports Radio, Minneapolis, MN
      • CW 11 (WPIX) News at Ten, New York City
      • Mickey Hiter, “Athletes Parents Show” 104.5 FM
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    • Subject of Profile:
      • Virginia Public Broadcasting
      • Minnesota Monthly
      • St. Paul Pioneer Press
    • Interview with Matthew Hennessey, Carnegie Council on the topic “Ethics from Conscience and Example, not PhDs”
    • Interview with over 20 nationally syndicated radio programs including Kerri Miller, MPR News “The Thread” on Gordon Marino’s The Existentialist’s Survival Guide
    A SMALL SAMPLING OF HIS MANY ARTICLES

    Internationally prominent news sources have published dozens of articles written by Marino.

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