Finally, as far as its motivation is concerned, an action finds its ultimate cause in the realm of the mental.
Irrespective its ultimate cause, we shall refer to this hypothesis as the 'cascade model' of hybrid misexpression.
For instance, if a macro-state M1 is supervenient on a micro-state m1, top-down causation issuing from that macro-state M1 has its ultimate cause in the micro-state m1.
According to Avicenna, the proximate efficient cause of the existence of sublunary substance is the Agent Intellect, while its ultimate efficient cause is God.
Evolutionary theory is the framework which can expose the ultimate causes behind our moral intuitions.
The ultimate causes of the schism were both doctrinal and social.
Thus it is not possible to know about "things-in-themselves" or about the ultimate causes of experience.
But many of the statements from Christian authorities also include reservations, with much talk of limits, restraints, sparing civilians and getting at "ultimate causes".
But there is a difference in their understanding of ultimate causes.
Ultimate causes in biology, as elsewhere, are typically inferred; yet, hypotheses about them are testable, too.
