Individual

In metaphysics, the word individual, while sometimes meaning a person, more typically refers to any numerically singular thing. This term is much-bandied and often to be found in the company of particular--often equated with particulars (though one wonders if [abstract particular]?s can count as individuals)--and contrasted with universal?s.

A famous work on individuals and their individuation? is by [P. F. Strawson]?: Individuals: An Essay in Descriptive Metaphysics (London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1959; New York: Anchor, 1963).