# METAZOA, Animal life and the birth of the mind, Peter Godfey-Smith **URL:** \ **Category:** Philosophy\ **Created:** [October 15, 2021, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/metazoa-animal-life-and-the-birth-of-the-mind-peter-godfey-smith/8495 "2021-10-15T19:49:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 193
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> [@wolfhnd](#): > > It seems to be more about the precise definition of terms than the thing itself. Interesting that Mark Solms has grappled with these same words. > [@Isn't it time we look at Free Will from a biological evolutionary perspective?](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/isnt-it-time-we-look-at-free-will-from-a-biological-evolutionary-perspective/7897/3): > > So sad that for all the daydreaming people do about consciousness, mind, freewill, (or is it actually free-won’t), that this stuff doesn’t seem to resonate with many. Seems to me a gateway to a world of constructive interesting discussion, but it takes a few to do the verbal tango.   What the mind is for (Dr. Mark Solms)   In responding to the question “What is a Mind?”, we’ve examined defining properties of a mind in some detail from different disciplinary perspectives.   I have argued th… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/metazoa-animal-life-and-the-birth-of-the-mind-peter-godfey-smith/8495)._