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Full Idea
Points are limits of parts of space, in which case parts of space cannot be aggregates of them.
Gist of Idea
Points are limits of parts of space, so parts of space cannot be aggregates of them
Source
E.J. Lowe (The Possibility of Metaphysics [1998], 3.9)
Book Ref
Lowe,E.J.: 'The Possibility of Metaphysics' [OUP 2001], p.75
A Reaction
To try to build space out of points (how many per cc?) is fairly obviously asking for trouble, but Lowe articulates nicely why it is a non-starter.