Full Idea
The relation of composition seems to be indispensable in a correct account of the part-whole relation for individuals.
Gist of Idea
The relation of composition is indispensable to the part-whole relation for individuals
Source
Keith Hossack (Plurals and Complexes [2000], 7)
Book Reference
-: 'British Soc for the Philosophy of Science' [-], p.427
A Reaction
This is the culmination of a critical discussion of mereology and ontological atomism. At first blush it doesn't look as if 'composition' has much chance of being a precise notion, and it will be plagued with vagueness.