ABSTRACT
It is rare for one philosopher to write so clearly and comprehensively about another’s treatment of a topic as Pranab Sen does in his account, and critique, of my views on universals. Rare, but in his case, unsurprising, for clarity of thought and expression was his pre-eminent philosophical virtue. Inevitably there are some points, both of interpretation and of substance, on which I find myself differing from him; but they are relatively few. On most major issues we are in substantial agreement.
