ABSTRACT
After time, we now turn to space, a subject that inspired the development of the deductive method of reasoning. In a city of reason, where everything is expected to be organized on a rational basis, time and space are carefully measured and controlled. These are considered to be both finite resources that should be treated with care and attention. In a city of reason, everything is expected to run on time and to have its appropriate place. To do this, space and time have been segmented into units, and assigned functional and monetary values. Focusing on space, in this chapter we briefly chart how this has historically come about, i.e. how space has been measured, and how this measurement standardized, to provide a public framework for communication and exchange. We also look at how space is conceptualized and the impact of this on human reason, followed by debates about the nature of space, whether it is absolute or relative, and its relationship with time. The critical dialogue between measured and lived space takes us out of the field of abstraction and into the segmented space of the city.
