Other Minds

Peter Godfrey-Smith

In Other Minds, Peter Godfrey-Smith, tells a bold new story of how subjective experience crept into being—how nature became aware of itself.

He shows how unruly clumps of seaborne cells began living together and became capable of sensing, acting, and signaling. As these primitive organisms became more entangled with others, they grew more complicated. The first nervous systems evolved, probably in ancient relatives of jellyfish and later on, the cephalopods.

How did the octopus, a solitary creature with little social life, become so smart? 

By tracing the question of inner life back to its roots and comparing human beings with our most remarkable animal relatives, Godfrey-Smith casts crucial new light on the octopus mind—and on our own. 

Where to meet
We will be meeting at Kingston Library, Fairfield Rd, KT1 2PS

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Time

Please arrive at 18:10 for a 18:15 start sharp, so we can squeeze the most discussion out of the session :)

We will wrap up around 19:40 as the library needs us out by 19:45

There will then be an option to go for a drink at a nearby pub if anyone is interested.

As always please feel free to contact me with any questions etc, or post on the group wall.