ABSTRACT
Let us now turn to the question whether an animal or plant is a thing which ceases to exist at death. That question is in effect the question whether 'living-thing' or 'thing-which-is-alive' is a 'simple' substanceterm or a 'compound' term of the substance-plus-accident form. When the Aristotelian ontology of functional specific forms was accepted, it seemed clear what answer should be given. Now it may not be so clear.
