"Godfrey-Smith decided to connect this biological concept with his interest in the philosophy of mind, particularly in nonhumans. In 2010, he began a project with Alexandra Schnell, a graduate student at Macquarie University in Sydney, to conduct behavioral observation studies that address whether octopus intelligence differs from that of other species. Do octopuses learn differently? Does the decentralization of neurons mean cephalopods have multiple minds or competing consciousnesses?"
A companion blog for the book This Is Philosophy of Mind: An Introduction, 2nd Edition by Pete Mandik, from Wiley-Blackwell Publishers.
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Octophilosophy | The Scientist
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