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020			_a9780008321239 (pbk.)
082			_a128.2 _bSMI
100			_aSmith, Peter Godfrey _910354
245			_aMetazoa : _banimal minds and the birth of consciousness
260			_aLondon _bWilliam Collins _c2020
300			_ax, 336p.,
500			_ahttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58586937-metazoa
520			_aCombining 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			_aConsciousness _91462
650			_aPsychology, Comparative _910356
650			_aConsciousness in animals _910357
942			_cBK
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