Space as a philosophical and geographic category

Abstract

In this research paper the author discusses about the conceptualization of space in geography. The main attention is concentrated on the concepts of absolute, relative and relativistic space, then the geography as chorological science, regionalism and exceptionalism in geography. Besides chorological concept, author discussed the three more concepts of space -cultural landscape, space as a social product and the space as a product of power. Space as a product of power in its evolution has several phases -the phase of the territories, networking stage, the stage of cyberspace and ultimately create a "Dedale" or maze. In conclusion, all existing conceptualization of space are reduced in two aspects: ontological (objective) and ideal (subjective).

U ovom radu autor raspravlja o konceptualizacii prostora u geografiji. Glavna pažnja koncentrisana je na pojmove apsolutnog, relativnog i relativističkog prostora, potom na geografiju kao horološku nauku, regionalizam i ekscepcionalizam u geografiji. Osim horološke koncepcije, razmotrene su još tri koncepcije prostora - kulturni pejzaž, prostor kao socijalni proizvod i prostor kao proizvod moći. Ovaj poslednji u svojoj evoluciji ima više faza - fazu teritorija, fazu umrežavanja, fazu sajber prostora i na kraju stvaranje "dedala" ili lavirinta. U zaključku, sve postojeće konceptualizacije prostora se svode na dva aspekta: ontološki (objektivni) i idealni (subjektivni).