And it's good reason for them to be obsessed with the idea of universals, because all of science, through the 19th century and much of the 20th, was obsessed with universals.
E justificava-se que estivessem obcecados com a ideia da universalidade, porque toda a ciência, no século XIX e grande parte do século XX, estava obcecada com a ideia de valores universais.