Living on Earth : life, consciousness and the making of the natural world
Godfrey-Smith, Peter2025
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Peter Godfrey-Smith, the scuba-diving philosopher, examined the evolution of sentience in 'Other Minds'. In 'Metazoa' he asked how that consciousness shaped and was shaped by animal bodies. Now, in 'Living on Earth', he takes that line of questioning a step further, asking, how has life shaped and been shaped by our planet? He visits the largest living stromatolite fields, examples of how cyanobacteria began belching oxygen into the atmosphere as they converted carbon dioxide and water into living matter using the sun's light.
Main title:
Living on Earth : life, consciousness and the making of the natural world / Peter Godfrey-Smith.
Author:
Godfrey-Smith, Peter, author
Imprint:
London : William Collins, 2025.
Collation:
336 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9780008321284 (pbk. :)
Language:
English
BRN:
8222507