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Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness | Peter Godfrey-Smith

“The real survivor is indeed a cephalopd, but nautilus rather than octopus.Still living in the Pacific, present-day nautiluses are little changed from 200 million years ago. Living in coiled shells,they‘re now scavengers.They have simple eyes and a cluster of tentacles,and they move up and down, from the deep sea to shallower water in a rhythm that‘s still being studied.They seem to stay higher in the water at night, deeper in the day.”

GingerAntics

kspenmoll Immediately thought of OWH‘s poem The Chambered Nautilus, which I have co-taught, unpacked, & analyzed with students. 1d

LoverOfLearning Looks like a cool little book! 1d

GingerAntics @LoverOfLearning we‘re enjoying it. So far, highly recommended. 1d

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Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness | Peter Godfrey-Smith

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How is it going, ladies? Anyone else troubled that E. Coli can SMELL YOU?! I wonder if probiotics can sense when you‘re about to take them? Do they get lonely when I forget to take them for a while? The poor dears.
#PeterGodfreySmith #OtherMinds #Philosophy #AdventuresInPhilosophy #DeadPhilosophersSociety
@TheBookHippie @ravenlee @JaclynW @RavenLovelyReads @AlaSkaat @Chrissyreadit @kspenmoll @bnp

kspenmoll 😂😂😂 lonely probiotics! 4d

GingerAntics @kspenmoll I know. I feel so bad for them. Don‘t tell them I can‘t find them right now. 3d

AlaSkaat I somehow lost the book. Where / how ??? but new one is coming tomorrow so I shall get back to this haha 2d

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GingerAntics @AlaSkaat oh my, really? That‘s horrible! I hate when that happens. Of course, as soon as the new one arrives, the original copy will appear. lol It‘s a law of physics or something. You got this. You‘re going awesome! 2d

GingerAntics @AlaSkaat it didn‘t arrive with like an alternate cover or something, did it? 1d

AlaSkaat @GingerAntics unfortunately I did not find the lost book. Where it could be I have absolutely no idea. I haven‘t lost a book in like… a week. I‘m kidding lol. But seriously it just disappeared! The new one came in good shape so I‘m back to reading 📖 1d

AlaSkaat I did find this book for free on Archive online, but I prefer physical copies for this, especially if I‘m to mark something interesting 1d

GingerAntics @AlaSkaat totally agree that adding notes is easier in physical copies. 100% I‘m glad you got your new copy. Perhaps someone saw it, thought it looked interesting, and wandered off with it. You have inadvertently spread knowledge. Good work! 1d

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GingerAntics

Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness | Peter Godfrey-Smith

So next time you get food poisoning, just know that it smelled you coming!
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#PeterGodfreySmith #OtherMinds #Philosophy #AdventuresInPhilosophy #DeadPhilosophersSociety
@TheBookHippie @ravenlee @JaclynW @RavenLovelyReads @AlaSkaat @Chrissyreadit @kspenmoll @bnp

kspenmoll Thanks for the humor!!!😂 4d

GingerAntics @kspenmoll I found this fact to get terrifying!!! 3d

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Flowers for Algernon | Daniel Keyes

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Starting off this Saturday morning with a good sob--god I love this book!

There was so much I forgot, so what a joy to reread this. But no matter how many times I read it (and it's been quite a few) when Charlie's writing start's to deteriorate the tears start flowing; and that last line......😭💔

14/80

dabbe 😭💚😭 5d

TiredLibrarian It's a heartbreaker for sure. 5d

Aims42 I remember this being required reading in middle school and I was so mad because it was the saddest book I had read up to that point in my life. I should re-read it now, I‘d probably get more out of it 👍 5d

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TheBookgeekFrau @Aims42 You should. It's definitely just as sad, but I found myself being more interested and attuned to Charlie's intellectual/psychological development. 5d

TheBookgeekFrau @TiredLibrarian No matter how many times I read it the heartbreak is just as bad 5d

TheBookgeekFrau @dabbe 💔🩷💔 5d

Aims42 @TheBookgeekFrau 👍👍👍👍 5d

rwmg I was surprised when I re-read it recently how little of it is taken up with Charlie's decline because that was what loomed so large in my memories of reading it as a teenager 50-odd years ago. 4d

TheBookgeekFrau @rwmg Me too! It was only like 10 pages. But he does start to figure it out in the middle of the book which is when Algernon's decline starts so maybe that's why we remembered it longer. I also (mis)remembered it with Algernon being much more prominent than he actually was. 4d

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Flowers for Algernon (Bantam) | Daniel Keyes

"progris riport 1 martch 3
Dr Strauss says I shoud rite down what I think and remembir and every thing that happins to me from now on."

#FirstLineFridays
@ShyBookOwl

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kspenmoll

Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness | Peter Godfrey-Smith

Culmination of the evolution talk in this chapter. #adventuresinphilosopy

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GingerAntics Oh I do like a good visual aid!!! 7d

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Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness | Peter Godfrey-Smith

A good description of philosophy, if a bit counterintuitive.
#adventuresinphilosophy #OtherMinds #DeadPhilosophersSociety @GingerAntics @AlaSkaat @TheBookHippie @JaclynW @RavenLovelyReads @Chrissyreadit @kspenmoll @bnp

GingerAntics I feel like that‘s a bit reductionist. That is certainly SOME philosophy. To say it is largely like that is an over generalisation at the least. 1w

ravenlee @GingerAntics it is reductionist, but I feel like it‘s reductionist in a way to simplify for accessibility. As opposed to depicting philosophy as a bunch of loners engaged in never-ending navel-gazing while the world spins out of control beyond the ivory tower. It makes it feel, to me, like philosophy is something everybody can and does do. 1w

GingerAntics @ravenlee that‘s fair 1w

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Flowers for Algernon | Daniel Keyes

My IRL book club pick for February and I couldn't be happier, it's been over 20 years since my last reread.

TiredLibrarian I remember reading this in high school; it was very moving. 1w

MaGoose I read this book eons ago 1w

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 1w

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TheBookgeekFrau @TiredLibrarian @MaGoose @dabbe My 5th read--I just love this book! 1w

Dan12 Hello how you doing 1w

Dan12 @TheBookgeekFrau 1w

TieDyeDude I read this many times in my adolescence. I'm due for a reread soon. 1w

dabbe @TheBookgeekFrau Now THAT'S a lotta love! 🩶🩷🩶
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dabbe @TieDyeDude #metoo 1w

Reggie Oof, get a box of tissues handy. I love this book so much. 😭😭😭 1w

Texreader Heartbreaking book!!! I think about somewhat routinely because the theme applies in various life scenarios. 7d

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kspenmoll

Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness | Peter Godfrey-Smith

“We have reached the birth of social behavior.”
I feel like a kid- this is so cool! I never imagined learning about cells would be so much fun! #adventuresinphiosophy

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GingerAntics He really makes his subject matter come alive and helps it connect to other things entirely. You‘re learning about cells… but it‘s philosophy, too. 🤯 1w

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kspenmoll

Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness | Peter Godfrey-Smith

Started this tonight. This book totally engaged me- all new learning. I am keeping to the schedule @GingerAntics set, so I can take it slow, digest & process what I am absorbing. #adventuresinphilosophy

GingerAntics This is a great book, isn‘t it? I‘ve only read the first chapter so far, but it‘s wonderful! 1w

kspenmoll @GingerAntics I am loving the author‘s approach- he is making this unknown world accessible for me! 1w

GingerAntics @kspenmoll I feel like he‘s making multiple things more accessible. Philosophy, marine biology. 1w

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