Abstract
The expression tode ti, commonly translated as ‘a this’, plays a key role in Aristotle’s metaphysics. Drawing lightly on theories of demonstratives in contemporary linguistics, I discuss the expression, its extension and the interpretation of its philosophical role in Aristotle and Plato. I pay particular attention to the questions whether matter or nonsubstantial individuals fall under the extension of the expression.
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