The Great Chain of Being

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosophy
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs scala naturae
gptkbp:criticizedFor modern science
anthropocentrism
rigid hierarchy
gptkbp:depictedIn gptkb:art
gptkb:literature
gptkbp:describes hierarchical structure of all matter and life
gptkbp:discusses gptkb:Arthur_O._Lovejoy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Great Chain of Being
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Angel
gptkb:deity
animals
humans
minerals
plants
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:dictionary
natural history
social class
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Aristotle
gptkb:Plato
gptkbp:metaphor order of the universe
gptkbp:originatedIn Ancient Greece
gptkbp:popularizedBy Medieval Europe
gptkbp:relatedTo biologist
mythology
gptkbp:structure linear hierarchy
gptkbp:subjectOf The Great Chain of Being (book by Arthur O. Lovejoy)
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:theology
Enlightenment philosophy
Renaissance thought
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Plenitude_principle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6