Lani Roberts Lani Roberts (Ph.D., B.A., Philosophy, University of Oregon) began teaching at Oregon State in the spring of 1989. As a social philosopher, she is interested in ethical theory generally and, specifically, an understanding of our human propensity to harm one another, as individuals as well as in social groups. She is interested in the dynamics of interpersonal relationships with the aim "to get people to realize what they are doing when they injure others." (Josiah Royce) Her courses in Ethics, the Ethics of Diversity, and Feminist Philosophies reflect her belief in the importance of the pragmatic applicability of philosophy to everyday life. Her research interests are primarily dedicated to an examination of the relationship between the "isms," e.g., sexism, racism, heterosexism, classism, in order to develop a philosophy of oppression. She is also interested in understanding the role of individual moral complicity in the maintenance of larger social problems. Roberts is author of "Duty, Virtue and the Victim's Voice" in Duties to Others, edited by colleague Courtney Campbell. She coordinates the department's Applied Ethics Certificate program and serves as a member of the national executive board for the Society for Philosophy in the Contemporary World. Roberts is a Master Teacher in the College of Liberal Arts and is the 1997 recipient of the College's Meehan Award for Excellence in Teaching. Maintaining the connection between philosophy in theory and in practice, Lani actively participates in the campus and local communities. Her goals include, professionally, being a responsibly provocative philosopher, and personally, practicing what she teaches.