4 Stars
Philosophy meets evolutionary biology and very very interesting.
For those out there fascinated by the recent 'octopuses are aliens' (paraphased) journal paper, read this, please.
Godfrey-Smith explores how sensory and reacting developed differently in cephalopods versus vertebrates. Postulating how the highly centralized nervous system of vertebrates varies from the more dispersed one in octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish. Once I got into the frame of mind to read this, it went very quickly. This is aimed towards the interested layperson and gives the reader solid background information to follow along easily.
This was a gift from my friend Emma--Thank YOU! I loved it and plan to send it on to another friend, and with any luck the book will make its way around the world: NZ --> US --> UK.
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