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Chain of being (Philosophy)

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Philosophy
Cosmology
Creation
Ontology
Continuity

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Works from the collections

4 works

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    The great chain of being : a study of the history of an idea / by Arthur O. Lovejoy.

    Lovejoy, Arthur O. (Arthur Oncken), 1873-1962. | Date: 1936
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    Jacob's ladder and the tree of life : concepts of hierarchy and the great chain of being / edited by Marion Leathers Kuntz and Paul Grimley Kuntz.

    | Date: [1987], ©1987
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    Reforging the great chain of being : studies of the history of modal theories / edited by Simo Knuuttila.

    | Date: [1981], ©1981
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    William and John Hunter : breaking the Great Chain of Being / W.D. Ian Rolfe.

    Rolfe, W. D. Ian. | Date: 1985

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