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Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness
By Godfrey-Smith, Peter
- ISBN
- 9780374227760 9780374712808
- Publisher
- Farrar
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Starred Review on November 15, 2016 | Arts and Humanities
What happens when a scuba-diving philosopher observing an octopus realizes that the octopus is observing him? The answer is this book: Godfrey-Smith (philosophy, CUNY Graduate Ctr.; Darwinian Populations and Natural Selection) weaves his undersea experiences with octopuses and cuttlefish with scientific and philosophical analysis. Conscious awareness has evolved more than once, Godfrey-Smith explains, as he investigates these otherworldly crea...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
