Mather (2019) presents a compelling case in favour of octopus mind. Surveying an impressive array of empirical literature, she identifies the creature’s playful, inquisitive behaviour as emblematic of a distinctively mental form of agency. I offer an alternative perspective in which curiosity and play are construed as constitutive processes in the emergence of the (predictive) mind
Mather argues convincingly for the existence of minds in octopuses based largely on laboratory exper...
The soft-bodied cephalopods including octopus, cuttlefish, and squid are broadly considered to be th...
It is difficult to imagine what an animal as different from us as the octopus ‘thinks’, but we can m...
Mather (2019) presents a compelling case in favour of octopus mind. Surveying an impressive array of...
Mather consolidates the case for octopus mind and how it may be structured, shifting the starting po...
It is gratifying to see the thorough discussion of whether octopuses have a mind, though perhaps a m...
Scientific discussions about the ‘mind’ of an octopus are empirically vacuous and should be confined...
Mather (2019) provides an excellent overview of the literature on octopus perception, cognition, mem...
Mather makes a convincing case for octopus sentience based on a lot of evidence of their complex lea...
Mather’s work has been fundamental in informing scientists of the relatively mysterious behavior and...
Mather’s target article aligns with a common tendency of granting the octopus a mind or consciousnes...
Mather (2019) has brought together the current empirical research in support of the claim that o...
Cephalopods, especially octopuses, offer a different model for the development of complex cognitive ...
Mather’s (2019) provocative claim that octopuses have a mind hinges on the inference that their stri...
Despite the reputation of octopuses as intelligent animals, their cognitive abilities seem to be mos...
Mather argues convincingly for the existence of minds in octopuses based largely on laboratory exper...
The soft-bodied cephalopods including octopus, cuttlefish, and squid are broadly considered to be th...
It is difficult to imagine what an animal as different from us as the octopus ‘thinks’, but we can m...
Mather (2019) presents a compelling case in favour of octopus mind. Surveying an impressive array of...
Mather consolidates the case for octopus mind and how it may be structured, shifting the starting po...
It is gratifying to see the thorough discussion of whether octopuses have a mind, though perhaps a m...
Scientific discussions about the ‘mind’ of an octopus are empirically vacuous and should be confined...
Mather (2019) provides an excellent overview of the literature on octopus perception, cognition, mem...
Mather makes a convincing case for octopus sentience based on a lot of evidence of their complex lea...
Mather’s work has been fundamental in informing scientists of the relatively mysterious behavior and...
Mather’s target article aligns with a common tendency of granting the octopus a mind or consciousnes...
Mather (2019) has brought together the current empirical research in support of the claim that o...
Cephalopods, especially octopuses, offer a different model for the development of complex cognitive ...
Mather’s (2019) provocative claim that octopuses have a mind hinges on the inference that their stri...
Despite the reputation of octopuses as intelligent animals, their cognitive abilities seem to be mos...
Mather argues convincingly for the existence of minds in octopuses based largely on laboratory exper...
The soft-bodied cephalopods including octopus, cuttlefish, and squid are broadly considered to be th...
It is difficult to imagine what an animal as different from us as the octopus ‘thinks’, but we can m...