Metazoa : (Record no. 9866)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780008321239 (pbk.) |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 128.2 |
| Item number | SMI |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Smith, Peter Godfrey |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Metazoa : |
| Remainder of title | animal minds and the birth of consciousness |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | London |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | William Collins |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2020 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | x, 336p., |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58586937-metazoa |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Combining science, philosophy, and his own observations gleaned from "watery hours" spent scuba diving, Godfrey-Smith (history, philosophy of science, Univ. of Sydney; Theory and Reality) examines the origins of animal consciousness. In his work, Other Minds, the author focused on octopuses; here, the book's "tentacular form" shows him considering several animal groups as he investigates the puzzle of how subjective awareness came to exist. This is no dry, academic treatise; Godfrey-Smith takes care to keep the work accessible by summarizing key points, explaining the work of relevant scientists and philosophers, and punctuating the text with memorable facts. The book is enlivened by the wit and affection with which the author often regards his subjects of study. He writes, for example, of the arthropod way of evolving ("when in doubt, add some legs") or the mantis shrimp's odd appearance ("a head festooned with golf clubs and party lights"). An astonishing range of creatures are considered and a fascinating argument advanced about how evolutionary innovations can give rise to animal minds. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Consciousness |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Psychology, Comparative |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Consciousness in animals |
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| Koha item type | Book |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| 9 (RLIN) | 1462 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| 9 (RLIN) | 10356 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| 9 (RLIN) | 10357 |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | bill no. | bill date | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date checked out | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | Psychology | 433/23-24 | 28/10/2023 | Plaksha University Library | Plaksha University Library | 17/11/2023 | T V Enterprises | 1206.70 | 1 | 128.2 SMI | 004634 | 15/03/2024 | 03/01/2024 | 17/11/2023 | Book |