It is, from another angle, an attack on requiring proof in philosophy. And it's also the case, I guess, that my temperament is to like interesting, new, bold ideas, and to try and generate them.

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).