A reductive analysis of statements about universals

This paper proposes an analysis of statements about universals according to which such assert nothing more than that the evidence we’d take confirm them obtains, where this is understood consist solely patterns in behavior particulars cannot be explained by other regularities way things behave. On analysis, say a universal exists simply there pattern certain particulars, and for any predicate F presumed correspond universal, particular its exhibits sort. I argue no theoretical work we want postulations ascriptions do they’d unfit if analyzed way, consequently reason treat as asserting anything what proposed suggests.