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Full Idea
Objects make up the substance of the world.
Gist of Idea
Objects are the substance of the world
Source
Ludwig Wittgenstein (Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus [1921], 2.021)
Book Ref
Wittgenstein,Ludwig: 'Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (Pears)', ed/tr. Pears,D. /McGuinness,B. [RKP 1961], p.7
A Reaction
He doesn't say here that the objects are physical, and may be including Frege's abstract objects. His concept of substance seems more like Spinoza than Aristotle.
Related Idea
Idea 23467 Objects are simple [Wittgenstein]