Space and quantity both originate from the for-itself’s free indifference toward unrelated things.

Evidence

In reference to space he writes: … It is inadmissible to speak of spatial points as if they constituted the positive element in space (on account of its lack of difference), space is merely the possibility, not the positedness of a state of juxtaposition and what is negative. … Space, to the degree that it is a synthesis, is the originary possibility of separation. — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel, 263 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Space is constituted by the For-itself’s organizing of relations between objects; Space is the mere possibility of separation, not a set of positive points. — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel: Plasticity,…, 263; Space is the nothingness of relation seized by a being that relates (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Space is the nothingness of relation seized by a being that relates #corroborates (0.82)
• Space is constituted by the For-itself’s organizing of relations between objects #corroborates (0.80)
• Space is the mere possibility of separation, not a set of positive points. #expands (0.75) — Catherine Malabou, The Future of Hegel, 263
• Freedom depends on the capacity of motion which requires space #expands (0.72)