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Full Idea
Absolutists say space plays a number of roles. It is what we refer to when we talk of positions. It makes other things possible (by moving into unoccupied positions). And it explains geometrical truths.
Gist of Idea
Absolute space explains actual and potential positions, and geometrical truths
Source
Robin Le Poidevin (Travels in Four Dimensions [2003], 03 'Redundancy')
Book Ref
Le Poidevin,Robin: 'Travels in Four Dimensions' [OUP 2003], p.41
A Reaction
I am persuaded by these, and am happy to treat space (and time) as a primitive of metaphysics.