Lessing argued in the Hamburgische Dramaturgie that the unities of time and place are merely derivative consequences of theatrical staging conventions, not organic expressions of Greek worldview.
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organic expressions(what the unities supposedly were NOT, according to Lessing)
Ideas or rules that grow naturally from the core beliefs and worldview of a culture, rather than being imposed from outside.
staging conventions(the practical constraints of putting on plays)
Standard practical techniques and customs used in theater—like how stages are physically built or how actors typically move around them.
unities of time and place(the theatrical conventions being discussed)
Rules for playwriting that said a drama should happen in one location and within a single day—ideas borrowed from ancient Greek theater that later became strict guidelines for European playwrights.