The Person You Want to Be, with Eric Teplitz

Ep. 21: Philosophy Professor, Author, and Boxing Coach, Gordon Marino

April 04, 2023 Eric Teplitz / Gordon Marino Season 2 Episode 21
The Person You Want to Be, with Eric Teplitz
Ep. 21: Philosophy Professor, Author, and Boxing Coach, Gordon Marino
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Gordon Marino taught philosophy for 27 years at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, where he also served as Director of the Hong Kierkegaard Library.

Unlike most (all?) other philosophy professors, Gordon also had a parallel career in boxing: as a fighter, a trainer, a boxing correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, and a boxing coach to young men and women.

He has edited a number of philosophy texts including The Quotable Kierkegaard, Ethics: The Essential Writings, and Basic Writings of Existentialism.

He is also the author of Kierkegaard in the Present Age and the popular The Existentialist’s Survival Guide: How to Live Authentically in an Inauthentic Age, published by HarperOne in 2018.

Gordon Marino Links:
Website: https://www.existentialistscorner.com/
Author Page on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B079H6ZBW3
Contact Info: https://wp.stolaf.edu/philosophy/gordon-marino/

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The Person You Want to Be intro
Introducing Gordon Marino
What it means to be authentic
"I modeled myself on my elder brother"
"Identify up" (Philip Rieff)
What Gordon admired about his brother
Childhood environment: "a mixture of love and violence"
A "borderline criminal adolescent"
Aspirations to play pro football
Experiences in the ring as a boxing trainer
Surviving disappointment
The healing power of relationships
Becoming a good writer
The support of Gordon's wife, Susan
Boxing: the good, the bad, and the ugly
The influence of Kierkegaard
Overcoming selfishness
Gordon's invitation to listeners