Abstract
One of the main goals of region-based theories of space is to formulate a geometrically appealing definition of \emph{point}. The most famous definition of this kind is probably due to Whitehead. However, to conclude that the objects defined are points indeed, one should show that they are points of a~geometrical or a topological space constructed in a~specific way. This paper intends to show how the development of mathematical tools allows showing that Whitehead's method of extensive abstraction provides a~construction of objects that are fundamental building blocks of specific topological spaces.
Publisher
Uniwersytet Lodzki (University of Lodz)