1. the
universes, then, are three in number: the
universe created by one
viewpoint, the
universe created by every other
viewpoint, the
universe created by the
mutual actions of viewpoints which is agreed to be upheld—the
physical universe.
(COHA, p. 185)2. the first of these is one's own
universe. The
second universe would be the
material universe, which is the
universe of
matter,
energy,
space and
time, which is the common
meeting ground of all of us. The third
universe is actually a
class of
universes, which could be called "the other fellow's
universe," for he and all the
class of "other fellows" have
universes of their own.
(COHA, p. 188)