Peter Lamborn Wilson

Peter Lamborn Wilson
Peter Lamborn Wilson
Born	October 20, 1945; Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Died	May 22, 2022 (aged 76); Saugerties, New York, U.S.
Other names	Hakim Bey (pen name)
Era	Contemporary philosophy 20th-century philosophy; 21st-century philosophy;
Region	Western philosophy American philosophy;
School	Post-anarchism; Individualist anarchism;
Main interests	Refusal of work; Post-industrial society; Mysticism; Utopianism;
Notable ideas	Temporary autonomous zones Pirate utopia;
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Peter Lamborn Wilson (October 20, 1945 – May 22, 2022) was an American anarchist author and poet, primarily known for his concept of Temporary Autonomous Zones, short-lived spaces which elude formal structures of control. During the 1970s, Wilson lived in the Middle East, where he explored mysticism and translated Persian texts. Starting from the 1980s he wrote (under the pen name of Hakim Bey) numerous political writings, illustrating his theory of "ontological anarchy".

His style of anarchism has drawn criticism for its emphasis on individualism and mysticism, as did some of his writings about pederasty, which he later regretted.

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