Higher Education
Marinoff earned a B.Sc. in Theoretical Physics at Concordia University (1981-84), completing the program at Science College, founded by Distinguished Professor Elaine Newman. He graduated With Great Distinction, won the Walter Raudorf Medal for Physics, and was Valedictorian for the class of 1984.
In 1985, Marinoff won a Commonwealth Scholarship to pursue a Ph.D. in Philosophy of Science at University College London (UCL). In 1988 he was awarded a pre-doctoral fellowship at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Edelstein Center for the History and Philosophy of Science, Technology, and Medicine. He completed his PhD at UCL in 1992.
From 1991 to 1994, Marinoff was Moderator of the Canadian Business and Professional Ethics Network (CBPENET) at the University of British Columbia's Centre for Applied Ethics. He was also a lecturer in UBC's Philosophy Department, and in the Philosophy Department at Capilano College.
In 1994, he relocated to The City College of New York, where he is currently Professor and Chair of the Department of Philosophy.
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