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The experience machine or pleasure machine is a thought experiment put forward by philosopher Robert Nozick in his 1974 book Anarchy, State, and Utopia. It is an attempt to refute ethical hedonism by imagining a choice between everyday reality and an apparently preferable simulated reality.

Experience machine - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Thought experiment posed by Robert Nozick The experience machine or pleasure machine is a thought experiment put forward by philosopher Robert Nozick in his 1974 book Anarchy, State, and Utopia . [ 1 ] It is an attempt to refute ethical hedonism by imagining a choice between everyday reality and an apparently preferable simulated reality . A primary thesis of hedonism is that "pleasure is the only good", which leads to the argument that any component of life that is not pleasurable does nothing directly to inc

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