Editing Absolute theory (section)

== Related theories ==
An absolute theory is the opposite of a [[relational theory]].<ref name="SEP"/> [[Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz]], the main proponent of relational theory, argued that there is no absolute space and time.<ref name=":2" /> He maintained that space is not independent nor a container of the matter that occupies it, explaining that physical objects or forces are ordered spatially and that space is merely a system of relations.<ref name=":2" /> According to the relational theory, without objects, there is no space.

[[Martin Heidegger]]'s theory of space also opposes the absolute theory, with the criticism that it is founded on [[Metaphysics|metaphysical]] dichotomy of separated subject and object.<ref name=":0" /> He maintained that this nature keeps absolute theory from explaining the true nature of space.