Robert Nozick The Experience Machine Summary

Robert Nozick’s philosophical experiment "The Experience Machine", is about whether or not humans care only about the pleasures they gain through their experiences. The experience machine is a made-up idea for someone who believes pleasure is all there is to life. When candidates plug into the machine, they will live their most pleasurable life. The idea is that once they are in the machine they won't know it's not reality. Prior to entering the experience machine, the candidates who are interested will create their dream lives as they always imagined. Next, they plug into the imaginary machine to think their most pleasurable thoughts for the next two years. When the two years have transpired, the candidates can step out to re-choose the way