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Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness by Peter Godfrey-Smith
6 reviews
rhi_'s review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal death and Animal cruelty
talonsontypewriters's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Medical content and Animal cruelty
readingelli's review against another edition
informative
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death
Nature and predator/ prey relationshipsmaddox22's review against another edition
informative
reflective
fast-paced
2.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death and Animal cruelty
tassillow's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death
ailsaod's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
4.0
A couple years ago I watched the BBC documentary 'The Octopus In My House' which introduced me to the idea that cephalopods are far more intelligent than we often give them credit for but oh wow this book was still eye-opening!
This book mixes together evolutionary biology, psychology, philosophy and cephalopod biology very well - though I will say some of the philosophy heavy sections were a little hard to get through and are the reason I'm rating this book 4 stars as opposed to 5.
I learned a lot from this book and while Godfrey-Smith makes sure the reader is aware of any gaps in evidence or theories he still makes an effort at explaining slippery topics such as consciousness/subjective experience in a much more practical way than I have previously seen. I think certain parts of this book could go some people a lot of good to read to show them that humans are not some kind of special animal, separated by some kind of evolutionary wall from everything else.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death
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