Other Minds by Peter Godfrey-Smith Summary
Overview of Other Minds
Dive into consciousness's greatest mystery as philosopher Peter Godfrey-Smith explores octopus intelligence - creatures with alien minds yet remarkable awareness. Praised as "the Oliver Sacks of cephalopods," this bestseller challenges what we know about sentience while revealing the unexpected philosophers of the deep.
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When an Octopus Meets Your Eye
Have you ever locked eyes with an octopus? There's something unsettling about the encounter-an intelligence peering back that feels fundamentally different from meeting a dog's gaze or even a chimpanzee's. Six hundred million years separate us from these creatures, a chasm of time so vast that our last common ancestor was little more than a worm crawling across the ancient seafloor. Yet here we are, two experiments in consciousness, staring at each other across an evolutionary gulf wider than almost any other meeting between intelligent beings on Earth. This isn't just another animal. This is as close as we'll ever come to meeting an alien intelligence without leaving our planet. While our ancestors were busy developing backbones and centralizing their nervous systems, cephalopods took a radically different path. An octopus brain contains about 500 million neurons-comparable to a dog-but here's where things get strange: most of those neurons aren't in the brain at all. They're distributed throughout eight arms, each containing roughly 40 million neurons capable of processing information independently. Imagine if your hands could think for themselves, recognizing textures and solving problems without consulting your brain. A severed octopus arm continues responding to stimuli, even recognizing objects on its own. This creates a profoundly different relationship between body and mind than anything in our experience.
The Evolutionary Arms Race
Trading Armor for Intelligence
The Living Screen and the Communication Paradox
The Nature of Sentience
The Brief Candle Burns Bright
A Meeting Across Deep Time
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Criado por ex-alunos da Universidade de Columbia em San Francisco
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
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