The Great Chain of Being: A Study of the History of an Idea

Cambridge, Mass.,: Transaction Publishers (1936)
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This is arguably the seminal work in historical andphilosophical analysis of the twentieth century.

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B105.C5.L6 2009

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9781412810265   1412810264   0674361539   9780674361539

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10.2307/2016062
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