> Alan
>
> On Thursday, July 22, 2004 3:13 pm, Alan Penn <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> >> "Axial lines represent linearity (stringiness' in Bill's original
> >> definition) of bits of space."
> >>
> >> Is this a metaphysical statement? Surely you are not postulating
> >> linearity in the aether? I am concerned that vague and untestable
> >> definitions play into the hands of those who think Space Syntax is
> >> just numerology with pretty diagrams.
> >
> >
> >Straight-ness is mathematical not metaphysical.
>
>
> Straightness of what?
>
> Straighness of boundaries to space? I don't think you measure that.
>
> Straighness of events taking place in space?
>
> Straighness of relationships between objects within the space?
>
> Or do you mean that space is a physical object, an aether divided into
> blobs, some of which have a quality of linearity running through it
(like
> mozzerella cheese)?
>
That's the one! Space is real, has shape and can be represented and
measured. That is what space syntax is about - the relational properties
of space itself - hence the name.
> If so, where can I get a jar of this stringy space? :-)
Its all around you, just waiting to be shaped... :-)
Alan
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