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    It is not the case that When there are no intervening material objects between two spatial locations, we must postulate a series of intervening spatial entities to explain comparative distance judgements such as 'A is nearer to D than to F'.

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    • 1.Comparative distance relations can be grounded in metric facts about space itself without requiring discrete intervening spatial entities as relata.
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    • 2.Leibniz's relational account of space shows distance is a well-founded phenomenon reducible to actual positional relations among existing objects, not interpolated entities.
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    • 3.Postulating infinite series of spatial intermediaries to ground every distance comparison generates a vicious regress, since those entities' distances also require explanation.
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    • 1.Kant's transcendental aesthetic establishes that space is a pure form of intuition, making distance a structurally prior condition rather than a derivative of enumerable intervening things.
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    • 2.If spatial distance were constituted by countable intermediary entities, fractional and irrational distances would be conceptually incoherent, which contradicts established geometry.
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    • 1.The distance between two objects is measured in terms of the number of intervening entities between them.
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    • 2.We can meaningfully say 'A is nearer to D than to F' even when there is no chain of material objects between D and F.
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    • 3.To explain comparative distance judgements, an intervening series of entities is required.
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