既然空间是物质的存在方式,它就不可能具有主观性、意识性,也不可能是精神的存在方式。先在的、外在于人类实践的自然空间不可能是人创造的。我们在改造自然的同时,也改变了自然事物的原有空间形式,新的空间形式是适合于人类生活的。但我们不能创造物质本身,只能改变物质的具体形态,因而,我们也不能创造空间本身,只能创造具体事物的空间形式。社会存在是物质的高级存在方式,社会存在的空间形式可以称之为社会空间。但“社会空间”不表示这种空间具有社会性。社会存在包含着自然存在,不是自然存在的存在是非存在。社会空间实际上是社会存在的自然物质基础具有的空间形式。空间是物质的自然属性而非社会属性,“社会空间”不具有社会性。空间的生产只是生产的一个方面,不能用“空间生产”的概念代替“物质生活资料的生产”和“生产方式”的概念,应当从生产方式来理解人类历史和帝国主义、霸权主义在空间上的扩张、争夺。 Since space is a material existence, it can not be subjective and conscientious, nor can it be a spiritual existence. First, the natural space outside human practice can not be created by man. While transforming nature, we have also changed the original space form of natural things. The new space form is suitable for human life. But we can not create the material itself, we can only change the specific form of the material. Therefore, we can not create the space itself, but only create the spatial form of the concrete thing. Social existence is a high-level material existence, and the spatial form of social existence can be called social space. But “social space ” does not mean that this space is social. Social existence contains a natural existence, not a natural existence is non-existence. Social space is actually the spatial form that the natural material foundation of social existence has. Space is the natural rather than the social attribute of matter, and “social space” does not have social character. The production of space is only one aspect of production. The concept of “production of material life” and “means of production” can not be replaced by the concept of “space production.” Human history and imperialism should be understood from the mode of production Hegemony in space expansion, competition.