Concept associated with Aristotelian philosophy in which all forms of life on the planet exist in ranked order, from the most to the least important, in a "ladder of life"
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Chain of being (Philosophy)
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The Great Chain of Being : A Study of the History of an Idea / Arthur O. Lovejoy.
Lovejoy, Arthur O.Date: [2021]- Books
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- Books
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- Books
Reforging the great chain of being : studies of the history of modal theories / edited by Simo Knuuttila.
Date: [1981], ©1981- Books
William and John Hunter : breaking the Great Chain of Being / W.D. Ian Rolfe.
Rolfe, W. D. Ian.Date: 1985