Living on Earth: Life, Consciousness and the Making of the Natural World

“Living on Earth is a book about how human beings have come to have consciousness. But other animals have different levels of ability to sense the world in sophisticated ways, and some have a concept of themselves doing that, or seem to have a concept of that. It’s the third book in a trilogy that he’s spun out of his interest in observing animals—mostly, in the past, aquatic animals. He’s particularly known for his brilliant first book in this area Other Minds, which was a best seller. That one focused on the minds of octopuses.” Read more...

The Best Philosophy Books of 2024

Nigel Warburton, Philosopher