An example of an historical analogy between society and nature,
"The High Middle Ages and Renaissance (roughly 1000-1500) embraced the scala naturae, linking all reality in a harmonious pyramid pointed upward toward God. The ideal universe matched the ideal kingdom, with a single ruler, a few courtiers, and many subjects, perfectly ordered and arranged."
Lucas John Mix (2018) Life Concepts from Aristotle to Darwin. On vegetable souls. Cham, Switzerland: plagrave macmillan.
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The scala naturae (ladder of nature, or great chain of being) was a historical conception of the relationships between components of 'the creation'.
