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\
concepción medieval da relación entre os seres (gl)
conception classique de l'ordre de l'univers (fr)
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\ (en)