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    The document discusses the Tree of Porphyry, which outlines the metaphysical grades of being. It begins with being itself, which can be either corporeal or incorporeal. Corporeal beings possess bodies that are either organic or inorganic. Organic bodies can grow and ingest, and include both plants and animals. Animals are either rational like humans or irrational like other animals. The Tree shows humans at the top of corporeal beings as we can reason, with incorporeal spirits and souls above. It ranks beings from rocks/minerals to plants to animals to humans to souls based on their faculties.

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    The document discusses the Tree of Porphyry, which outlines the metaphysical grades of being. It begins with being itself, which can be either corporeal or incorporeal. Corporeal beings possess bodies that are either organic or inorganic. Organic bodies can grow and ingest, and include both plants and animals. Animals are either rational like humans or irrational like other animals. The Tree shows humans at the top of corporeal beings as we can reason, with incorporeal spirits and souls above. It ranks beings from rocks/minerals to plants to animals to humans to souls based on their faculties.

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    Metaphysical Grades of Being

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    The document discusses the Tree of Porphyry, which outlines the metaphysical grades of being. It begins with being itself, which can be either corporeal or incorporeal. Corporeal beings possess bodies that are either organic or inorganic. Organic bodies can grow and ingest, and include both plants and animals. Animals are either rational like humans or irrational like other animals. The Tree shows humans at the top of corporeal beings as we can reason, with incorporeal spirits and souls above. It ranks beings from rocks/minerals to plants to animals to humans to souls based on their faculties.

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    The Tree of Porphyry: Metaphysical Grades of Being

    That refers to the essence of a being and is refers to the existence of a being.
    When you think about the essence of a being, it is composed of matter and form; when
    you think about its existence you think about its logical or real existence. A being’s
    essence is composed of matter and form. The matter of a being’s essence is divided into
    two albeit, Prime Matter and Secondary matter. Prime Matter is pure potency and
    Secondary Matter is everything we see, objects we see in actuality fall under Secondary
    Matter. The form of the essence of a being is divided into two albeit, Substantial Form
    and Accidental Form. When you think about substance we explain it using the tree of
    porphyry.

    The tree of porphyry starts with being. Being is either corporeal or incorporeal; if
    it is incorporeal it is a soul, if it is corporeal it possesses a body. When a being is
    corporeal and possesses a body, a body is either organic or inorganic; if it is inorganic, it
    refers to the stones and minerals of the earth, if it is organic it refers to bodies that can
    grow and ingest. Ingestion and growth which is a property of an organic substance can be
    referred to two beings albeit, plants and animals; they are either sentient or non sentient.
    The faculty of a being of sentience can be referred to animals; animals, which are sentient
    beings, are either rational or irrational. Irrational animals are referred to brute animals and
    rational animals are referred to man.

    The tree of Porphyry explains the metaphysical grades of being. The lowest form
    of being is that which occupies space; rocks and minerals. Next to those who occupy
    space are those who have the faculty of growth and ingestion; plants. Beings next to
    plants are animals that are sentient. Brute animals are sentient but there is a higher being
    next to brute animals albeit, man. Man is on the top of the metaphysical grades of being
    because man occupies space, has the faculty of growth and ingestion, has the faculty to
    feel that indicates sentience and has reason which distinguishes him from other beings
    below the metaphysical grades. Nevertheless, a being is not only corporeal, a being is
    also incorporeal which means that spirits and souls are also beings that has reason that
    transcends human reason which makes the incorporeal on top of the metaphysical grades
    of being.

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    p
    ir
    Mita n
    s a ls
    A n im
    P la n ts
    R o c k s a n d M in e r a ls
    Being is that which is

    Being:
    That which is

    That Is
    Essece Existence

    Logical or Actual
    Matter Form
    Existence

    Prime Matter Secondary Matter Substance Accidence

    1. Quality
    Pure Potency Actual Existing
    Corporeal Incorporeal 2. Quantity
    (Nothingness) Objects
    3. Action
    4. Passtion
    5. Habit
    6. Relation
    7. Time
    8. Space
    Organic (Plants) Inorganic Spirit and Souls 9. Posture

    Sentient Non-Sentient
    Stones and Minerals
    (Animals) (Plants)

    Rational Irrational

    Man Brute Animals

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