You're speaking of scientific taxonomy, or, more specifically, biological classification.
This is the hierarchy: - Life
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Phylum
- Class
- Order
- Family
- Genus
- Species
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
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Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
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