
Science fiction author Ursula K. LeGuin
Oregon State University philosophy professor Lani Roberts and famous science fiction writer Ursula K. Le Guin will be in Portland on June 17 for the next Think & Drink event, a happy-hour discussion sponsored by the Oregon Council for the Humanities.
Le Guin and Roberts will discuss morality and self-deception, those big ideas like how we deceive ourselves in believing what we want both as individuals and collectively as a society. But in case things get too heavy, there will be plenty of beverages to lighten the mood. The event will be held beginning at 6:30 p.m. at rontoms, 600 E. Burnside, Portland.
Le Guin writes fiction, science fiction and fantasy books for young children and young adults, as well as screenplays, essays, and verbal texts for musicians. Many of her major titles have remained in print for more than 40 years, and her writing has been translated into 16 languages. Le Guin has been a finalist for the American Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize, and has won a National Book Award, the Kafka Award, and a Pushcart Prize, among others.
Roberts is an associate professor of philosophy at OSU. Among her research interests is the role of individual moral complicity in the maintenance of social injustices. Roberts is an author and the co-editor of “The Journal of Philosophy in the Contemporary World.” Her many honors include two Martin Luther King Jr. Exemplary Service Awards.

