A quest for universals in comparative personality research: What mad pursuit

The proposed bottom-up approach for comparative personality assessment by Uher (this issue) is discussed, with particular attention to its roots in cross-cultural psychology. As it has proven very difficult to identify universal dimensions or invariable behavioural indicators that might apply to all members of our species, Homo sapiens, it is argued that one should be cautious concerning the ability of cross-cultural psychology to serve as a foundation on which the framework of comparative personality research will be built. Copyright (C) 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.