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Nominator: Chiswick Chap (talk · contribs) 09:50, 2 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: Crystalite13 (talk · contribs) 21:29, 4 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Prose

Lead

maybe move “(from Latin scala naturae ‘ladder of being'” to the first sentence so the first sentence is “The great chain of being (from Latin scala naturae ‘ladder of being’ is a hierarchical structure of all matter and life. Crystalite13 (talk) 19:00, 10 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Pinging @Chiswick Chap for the start of the review…sorry for slow progress, was busy! Crystalite13 (talk) 19:00, 10 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Divisions

maybe “hierarchy has God” to “hierarchy consists of God” Crystalite13 (talk) 19:01, 10 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

The Great Chain

God

“hold that God created the entire universe and everything in it.” –> “attribute God to the creation of the entire universe and everything in it. ”

Angelic Beings

Y good here

Humanity

“and physical needs such as hunger and thirst” –> “as well as physical needs such as hunger and thirst”

Animals

“The apex predator like the lion, could move vigorously” –> “The apex predator, like the lion, could move vigorously”

Plants

“Plants lacked” to maybe “Plants lack”? Is the past tense intentional?

Minerals

Y good here!

Natural science

From Aristotle to Linnaeus

Y okay here!

In alchemy

Y okay here!

In evolution

Y this section was an interesting read: okay here!

Political implications

Adaptations and similar concepts

Sources

Copyvio

Spotcheck

Media