Other Minds
Other Minds by Peter Godfrey-Smithby Peter Godfrey-Smith
Shares rank 19 of 50 popular science books by recommenders
People recommend it as a readable, well-regarded book on octopus minds and animal consciousness. No critical quotes appear, so no caveat is recorded.
People recommend it as a readable, well-regarded book on octopus minds and animal consciousness. No critical quotes appear, so no caveat is recorded.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Worth reading for most readers
“"Other Minds" is definitely worth a read.”
Comment from 10 Sep 2026 in “Larger Pacific striped octopus” Brilliant book on animal consciousness
“a brilliant book on animal consciousness”
Comment from 6 Oct 2026 in “Questions for believers in AI consciousness” Good starting point for further reading
“which is a great read to delve further”
Comment from 24 Aug 2026 in “Octopus intelligence may be related to never-before-seen mutation” Excellent book, praised by readers
“since reading (the excellent) book”
Comment from 10 Sep 2026 in “Larger Pacific striped octopus”
Other popular science books people recommend
The four most recommended other popular science books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gödel, Escher, Bachby Douglas R. Hofstadter | 47 | 10 | 82% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Thinking, Fast and Slowby Daniel Kahneman | 17 | 13 | 57% | 9 | — | — |
| Thinking in Systemsby Donella H. Meadows and Diana Wright | 17 | 0 | 100% | 8 | — | Approved |
| The Selfish Geneby Richard Dawkins | 14 | 5 | 74% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Other Mindsby Peter Godfrey-SmithThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
4 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“a brilliant book on animal consciousness”
“"Other Minds" is definitely worth a read.”
“since reading (the excellent) book”
“which is a great read to delve further”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.