Other Minds: The Octopus, The Sea, And The Deep... [FREE]

The book's central premise is that high-level intelligence evolved at least on Earth: Vertebrates: Leads to humans, mammals, and birds. Cephalopods: Leads to octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish.

Personal anecdotes from diving; the social interactions at Octopolis. Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep...

(2016), Australian philosopher Peter Godfrey-Smith explores the evolution of intelligence through a unique lens: the The book's central premise is that high-level intelligence