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Tuesday, May 20, 2025
4pm to 5:15pm PT

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Building 360, Conference Room
Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity (CCSRE), 450 Jane Stanford Way Building 360, Stanford, CA 94305
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Join noted philosopher Lenn E. Goodman for a conversation about the insights he has gained over a lifetime of pondering the meaning and purpose of Maimonides' celebrated Guide to the Perplexed.

Delve into the text of the Guide, exploring Maimonides' treatments of revelation, religious practice and experience, law and ritual, the problem of evil, and the rational purposes of the commandments.

In conversation with Jewish Studies core faculty member, Ariel Mayse.

Generously co-sponsored with the Dept. of Religious Studies, the Abassi Program in Islamic Studies, and the Middle East Studies Forum. 

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