Living on Earth: Forests, Corals, Consciousness, and the Making of the World

Peter Godfrey-Smith takes a philosophically deep look at life on Earth, focusing, in this volume, on animals as actors and shapers of their environments and ending with a deep dive into the impact humans have had and continue to have on the world. This is a wide-ranging book that begins with the beginnings of life itself and ranges across the history of the world to explore the origins of life, forests (or life coming to land), animal communication, human beings, and consciousness before exploring the ethical costs/questions of living on Earth.