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Spatiality (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠a phenomenon rather than being some kind of mystical thing. A room, for example, is considered as a piece of equipment.

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Spatiality (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠not about coordinates, but about recognizing and responding to the fact that, say, a stop sign, is in the right place or wrong place with respect to other things in the environment.

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Spatiality (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠not defined by, say, how many kilometers my house is from the capital. Instead, its space is defined by its “sunny side,” “shady side,” and other terms that relate to my use of it in my life.

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Spatiality (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠derived from temporality

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Spatiality (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠only possible in the physical, Cartesian manner because to be in the world is to have a phenomenological, non-physical notion of space as one of its existential characteristics.

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Spatiality (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠not a reference to a physical Cartesian space, rather an entity is 'near by' if it is readily available for some such activity, and 'far away' if it is not, whatever physical distances may be involved.