Abstract:Here we will discuss the philosophical differences between an approach to the deep nature of physical space based on the concept of coordinates and one based on the concept of relation. The philosophical superiority of the second approach will be analysed and maintained, attempting to bring it to its extreme consequences. We will propose considering the concept of spatial dimension completely superfluous in favour of an idea of space as a pure relational structure, capable of including within itself the inform… Show more
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