John C. MARALDO
Nationality：United States of America
Organization/Position
University of North Florida / Professor Emeritus
Fields of researches
Philosophy, Zen Buddhism
Degrees
B.A. Catholic University of America 1964
Dr.phil. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany 1970
Biography
John C. MARALDO（born in 1942）received a Dr.phil. from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich. After teaching for one-two years at Sophia University (Tokyo), Naropa Institute (Colorado), and the University of Southern Illinois, he became a professor at the University of North Florida (1980-2008). He was a guest professor at Kyoto University (1987–88), a senior fellow at Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven, Belgium (1999-2000), and a researcher at the Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture, Nagoya.
Publication
1. Japanese Philosophy in the Making 3: Alternatives with Tracks Through Zen. Nagoya: Chisokudō Publications, 2023, 455 pages.
2. The Saga of Zen History and the Power of Legend. Nagoya: Chisokudō Publications, 2021, 340 pages.
3. Japanese Philosophy in the Making 2: Borderline Interrogations. Nagoya: Chisokudō Publications, 2019, 506 pages.
4. Japanese Philosophy in the Making 1: Crossing Paths with Nishida. Nagoya: Chisokudō Publications, 2017, 478 pages.
5. Japanese Philosophy: A Sourcebook (co-edited with James W. Heisig and Thomas P. Kasulis). Honolulu: University of Hawai’i Press, 2011, 1308 pages. Translated into Spanish in 2016, Korean in 2021, and Chinese in 2024.
6. Rude Awakenings: Zen, the Kyoto School, & the Question of Nationalism (co-edited with James W. Heisig). Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i Press, 1995, 381 pages.
Profile is as of the time of the award