TY  - BOOK
AU  - Godfrey-Smith,Peter
TI  - Other minds: the octopus and the evolution of intelligent life 
SN  - 9780008226299 (pbk.) :
AV  - BD418.3 
U1  - 128.2 GOD 23
PY  - 2018///
CY  - London
PB  - William Collins
KW  - Consciousness
KW  - Philosophy and science
KW  - Octopuses
KW  - Behavior
KW  - Animal communication
KW  - Evolution
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - eflch
KW  - ukslc
N1  - Originally published: New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2016; Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - Mammals and birds are widely seen as the smartest creatures on earth. But one other branch of the tree of life has also sprouted surprising intelligence: the cephalopods, consisting of the squid, the cuttlefish, and above all the octopus. New research shows that these creatures display remarkable gifts. What does it mean that intelligence on Earth has evolved not once but twice? Combining science and philosophy, Godfrey-Smith shows how primitive organisms bobbing in the ocean began sending signals to each other and how these early forms of communication gave rise to the advanced nervous systems that permit cephalopods to change colours and human beings to speak. By tracing the problem of consciousness back to its roots and comparing the human brain to its most alien and perhaps most remarkable animal relative, Godfrey-Smith's 'Other Minds' sheds new light on one of our most abiding mysteries
ER  -