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Peter Godfrey-Smith is Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Sydney, and author of "Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness".
Prof. Godfrey-Smith’s work is particularly interested in cephalopods, but we speak about both consciousness and other animals more broadly, in a fascinating conversation about the nature of the nonhuman mind.
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- TIMESTAMPS
0:00 – How Many Times Has the Brain Independently Evolved?
4:36 – What is a Nervous System?
7:12 – The Differences Between the Human and Animal Brains
13:40 – What Does an Octopus Brain Look Like?
25:21 – What is it Like to be an Octopus?
35:48 – Are the Mind and Body Distinct?
42:46 – Panpsychism: Is Everything Conscious?
55:53 – How Do Experiences Combine Into One Consciousness?
01:05:08 – Which Animals Feel Pain? What is it Like?
01:16:51 – Should We Make Shrimp Farming an Ethical Priority?
01:29:22 – Animal Science and Animal Foods
01:35:59 – The Ethics of Killing Animals
01:52:13 – Are Octopuses Playful?
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