Other Minds : The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness (Paperback)

from RickGeissal

This is a fascinating book on the biology and especially the brain and nervous system, generally, of octopuses - or, as they were called when I was a 'ute, octopi. There is a lot in this book; there is a lot to know about these remarkable creatures.

from steve02476

Nice combination of biology and philosophy looking at the evolution of consciousness. Lots of great stories about octopuses too, if you like that kind of thing (of course I do).

from japaul22

This book was sort of part biology/evolution and part philosophy. Godfrey-Smith delves into the lives of octopuses to explore the evolution of the mind. Humans and cephalapods share a very distant common relative so by exploring how octopuses use their minds, we are exploring a parallel but disti...

from Shrike58

All the way through this work I was weighing in my mind how I was going to rate it, as the author is attempting to juggle difficult matters of evolution, consciousness, natural history, and philosophy for a popular audience. As such I have to give Godfrey-Smith sincere applause for basically keep...

from Widsith

Despite what might be gleaned from your Star Treks and Dr Whos, the evolution of intelligent life is - as far as I can get my head round it - infinitesimally rare and unlikely. The emergence of cells, the development of eukaryotes, the first multicellular organisms, the start of sexual reproducti...