1.) Why is the issue of concepts philosophy's central issue?

2.) Explain what the "problem" is with the problem of universals. Give an example other than the concept "man".

3.) Explain why the validity of man's knowledge depends on the validity of concepts.

4.) Explain the four main positions on the issue of concepts. What are the differences? The similarities?

5.) Why does "the fate of human societies, of knowledge, of science, of progress and of every human life" depend on a solution to the problem of universals.

6.) AR states that the defenders of concepts did more to destroy conceptual knowledge than its opponents. Explain, using examples, how this happened historically.

7.) List some common objections to the validity of the senses and show that they rest on the stolen concept fallacy.

8.) What philosophic ideas serve as the basic context for a discussion of the nature of concepts? What knowledge is presupposed by such a discussion?





