What is "the Great Chain of Being"?

a. Augustine's view that everything that exists fits into a specific place in the hierarchy of the world that also determines its value
b. Augustine's view that only humans are valuable
c. Augustine's non-theistic version of Plato's metaphysics
d. Augustine' embrace of freedom as the one and only value


Ans: a. Augustine's view that everything that exists fits into a specific place in the hierarchy of the world that also determines its value

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