{"product_id":"metazoa-9781250800268","title":"Metazoa","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnthralling . . . breathtaking . . . \u003ci\u003eMetazoa \u003c\/i\u003ebrings an extraordinary and astute look at our own mind's essential link to the animal world. \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e(Editors'' Choice)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA great book . . . [Godfrey-Smith is] brilliant at describing just what he sees, the patterns of behaviour of the animals he observes. Nigel Warburton, \u003ci\u003eFive Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe scuba-diving philosopher who wrote \u003ci\u003eOther Minds \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the origins of animal consciousness\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eDip below the ocean's surface and you are soon confronted by forms of life that could not seem more foreign to our own:  sea sponges, soft corals, and serpulid worms, whose rooted bodies, intricate geometry, and flower-like appendages are more reminiscent of plant life or even architecture than anything recognizably animal. Yet these creatures are our cousins. As fellow members of the animal kingdomthe Metazoathey can teach us much about the evolutionary origins of not only\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49528969724247,"sku":"9781250800268","price":17.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781250800268.jpg?v=1731873769","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/metazoa-9781250800268","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}