Everything that exists is hierarchically organized. This is evident. In fact, hierarchy, in the original sense of the word, meaning divine order, applies even to realms above the strictly rational and physical order. A tiger is a more complex being than a petunia, thus it stands higher in the vertical hierarchy of nature. In their own right and in the total order of things both the tiger and the petunia are perfect: there is absolutely no potential left for them to actualize. The petunia will never develop the conscious faculties of the tiger and no day will ever come when the tiger reflects on itself, drawing the powerful conclusion: I am.
Hierarchies
Hierarchies
Hierarchies
Everything that exists is hierarchically organized. This is evident. In fact, hierarchy, in the original sense of the word, meaning divine order, applies even to realms above the strictly rational and physical order. A tiger is a more complex being than a petunia, thus it stands higher in the vertical hierarchy of nature. In their own right and in the total order of things both the tiger and the petunia are perfect: there is absolutely no potential left for them to actualize. The petunia will never develop the conscious faculties of the tiger and no day will ever come when the tiger reflects on itself, drawing the powerful conclusion: I am.