What Was The Great Chain Of Being
What Was The Great Chain Of Being . The great chain of being was conceptualized differently by scholars at different times. Many great thinkers found this concept of a great chain of being attractive. 1 The Great Chain of Being, reproduced from the Retorica Christiana by from www.researchgate.net For centuries, philosophers, theologians, and scientists have used the idea of the great chain of being to rank all beings, from demons to animals, humans, and gods, along a vertical. Queen was at the top of the chain among human beings. There is a great chain of being.