The species is more important than the individual. The common good is more important than the private good. Scientific contemplation is a private good. Human beings are attached to their environment because they have bodies and are able to soar above their environment because they have minds. Heavenly bodies are superior to earthly bodies.
Human mind is inferior to divine mind.
God is eternal awareness of awareness. God does not make, govern, or have knowledge of the universe. Human rulers govern cities without a transcendent standard or role model. Human craftsmen make things without a transcendent standard or role model. Scientific knowledge is higher than practical or productive knowledge.