I guess my tendency is to think essentially that the new wrinkles won't do the job if the old major idea didn't, and so you have to try something different. Then maybe they can all be combined in some coherent piece.

He also devised the thought experiment of The Experience Machine in an attempt to show that ethical hedonism was false. Later books
The Examined Life (1989) pitched to a broader public explores love death faith reality and the meaning of life. He is best known for his book Anarchy State and Utopia (1974) a libertarian answer to John Rawls' A Theory of Justice (1971).

He was a professor at Harvard University. He is best known for his book Anarchy State and Utopia (1974) a libertarian answer to John Rawls' A Theory of Justice (1971).