Examples one finds in the philosophical literature are somebody who's seen the trial of a child of theirs, where they're being proved guilty of some crime that would drive the parent into a depression, maybe a suicidal depression.

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).