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Ideas from 'Confessio naturae contra atheistas' by Gottfried Leibniz [1669], by Theme Structure

[found in 'Leibniz Akademie Edition' by Leibniz,Gottfried (ed/tr [Berlin Akademie]) [Berline Akademie 1999,]].

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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / c. Individuation by location
12693 A body is that which exists in space
                        Full Idea: A body is defined as that which exists in space.
                        From: Gottfried Leibniz (Confessio naturae contra atheistas [1669], A6.1.490), quoted by Daniel Garber - Leibniz:Body,Substance,Monad 1
                        A reaction: A very early view. Leibniz notes that this tells you nothing about shape and motion.