The Bound State Answer to the Special Composition Question

Abstract This paper provides the first thorough assessment of a physics-based answer, Bound State Answer (BSA), to Special Composition Question (SCQ). According BSA some objects compose something if they are in common bound state. The reasons endorse such an particular, motivations coming from empirical adequacy and conservativeness, precision, simplicity, parsimony, critically addressed. I then go on compare other moderate answers SCQ consider whether objections raised against can be as well. finally relate discussion with mereological pluralism.