ɪɾ ɛmbɹˈeɪsᵻz ðɪ ɐkˈaʊnt ʌv kˈɔːzᵻz ɪn tˈɜːmz ʌv fˌʌndəmˈɛntəl pɹˈɪnsɪpəlz ɔːɹ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl lˈɔːz, æz ðə hˈoʊl ˈaɪ.ˈiː., mˈækɹəstɹˌʌktʃɚ ɪz ðə kˈɔːz ʌv ɪts pˈɑːɹts, ɐ ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənʃˌɪp nˈoʊn æz ðə hˈoʊlpˈɑːɹt kɔːsˈeɪʃən.
It embraces the account of causes in terms of fundamental principles or general laws, as the whole (i.e., macrostructure) is the cause of its parts, a relationship known as the whole-part causation.