Metazoa: Animal Life and the Birth of the Mind by Peter Godfrey-Smith

Metazoa: Animal Life and the Birth of the Mind

Peter Godfrey-Smith

352 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction nature philosophy science challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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The scuba-diving philosopher who wrote Other Minds explores the origins of animal consciousness Dip below the ocean's surface and you are soon confronted by forms of life that could not seem more foreign to our own: sea sponges, soft corals, and s...

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informative 98%
reflective 68%
challenging 46%
inspiring 30%
adventurous 13%
mysterious 5%
hopeful 4%
lighthearted 4%
relaxing 2%
emotional 1%

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medium 47%
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