La conceptualización del espacio: un análisis de

sus posibilidades interpretativas

Jose-Antonio Soriano-Colchero
Universidad de Granada
Revista de Humanidades, 44 (2021). p. 129-149. ISSN 1130-5029

La conceptualización del espacio: un análisis de sus

posibilidades interpretativas

The conceptualization of space: an analysis of its

interpretative possibilities

Jose-Antonio Soriano-Colchero
Universidad de Granada
joseasoriano@ugr.es

Fecha de recepción: 18 de noviembre de 2019

Fecha de aceptación: 11 de junio de 2021

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1. INTRODUCCIÓN
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