Walking Our Talk: Moral Integrity and Self-Deception February 15, 2011

We have moral integrity to the degree that we act according to what we say we believe are the right principles by which to conduct our lives – that is, whether we walk our talk. It also seems to be a top priority to us that we are able to think of ourselves as decent, moral persons. Evidence for this can be found in the degree to which we attempt to deceive ourselves about how moral we actually are. Using an essay written by Samuel Johnson in 1750, Lani Roberts will lead a conversation about the several methods that we use to deceive ourselves and three approaches to overcoming this self-deception.

Made possible by funding from Oregon Humanities and by the National Endowment for the Humanities Fund of The Library Foundation.

Official Website: http://www.multcolib.org/events/conversationproject.html#walking