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究極要因
きゅうきょくよういん
1. [n] {philosophy,biology}
▶ ultimate cause (in contrast to a proximate cause)
Cross references:
  ⇔ see: 2517450 至近要因 1. proximate cause (in contrast to an ultimate cause)



History:
3. A 2023-03-05 00:03:25  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -12,2 +12,3 @@
-<xref type="see" seq="2517450">至近要因・しきんよういん</xref>
-<xref type="see" seq="2517450">至近要因・しきんよういん</xref>
+<xref type="see" seq="2517450">至近要因</xref>
+<xref type="see" seq="2517450">至近要因</xref>
+<field>&phil;</field>
@@ -15,2 +16 @@
-<field>&phil;</field>
-<gloss>ultimate cause (vs. proximate cause)</gloss>
+<gloss>ultimate cause (in contrast to a proximate cause)</gloss>
2. A* 2023-03-03 16:12:15  Brian Krznarich <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
"Is the evolutionalist approach valid for studies of animal psychology?"
by Goto and Ushitani (2008)
https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/janip/advpub/0/advpub_58.2.6/_pdf/-char/ja

(can cross-reference the english and japanese introductions to verify terminology)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proximate_and_ultimate_causation

https://kotobank.jp/word/究極要因-1524077#:~:text=くよういん-,ultimate factor,群のことをいう。
  Comments:
The ultimate point of this edit is "please don't learn/use this if you don't know exactly what it is".

old xref appeared to be unrelated.

究極要因	657
至近要因	495
  Diff:
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@
-<xref type="see" seq="2513910">目的因</xref>
-<xref type="see" seq="2513910">目的因</xref>
-<gloss>final cause</gloss>
+<xref type="see" seq="2517450">至近要因・しきんよういん</xref>
+<field>&biol;</field>
+<field>&phil;</field>
+<gloss>ultimate cause (vs. proximate cause)</gloss>
1. A 2009-08-24 00:00:00 
  Comments:
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