Santa Clara University

Peter Minowitz

Position: Associate Professor
Office: Arts & Sciences 225
Phone: 408-554-4139
E-mail: pminowitz@scu.edu
Fall Quarter Office Hours: M 10:30-11:30am, W 3:30-4:30pm, F 9:45-11:45am
Education: Ph.D., Harvard, 1988; B.A., Middlebury College 1976
Curriculum Vita: Peter Minowitz (updated 5/2009)

Professional Information: Peter Minowitz teaches political philosophy. In addition to his two books -- Straussophobia: Defending Leo Strauss and Straussians against Shadia Drury and Other Accusers (Rowan and Littlefield, 2009) and Profits, Priests, and Princes: Adam Smith's Emancipation of Economics From Politics and Religion (Stanford University Press, 1993) -- Minowitz has written about Niccolo Machiavelli, Karl Marx, Frank Herbert, Harvey Mansfield, and Woody Allen. His article, "Adam Smith's Invisible Hands," is available at http://www.econjournalwatch.org/pdf/MinowitzComment1December2004.pdf

Organizations:

Peter Minowitz helps run the Political Science Honors Program.  Members are called the Puffins.  If students qualify, they may download and fill out an application. 

Courses

• Introduction to Political Philosophy
• History of Political Philosophy I & II
• Seminar on Political Philosophy & Science Fiction

Personal Information: If you crave Saturday-night swing or salsa, send Minowitz an e-mail and he'll let you know where he's playing the piano with Med's Mood Swings.