Abstract
This chapter begins with Leibniz's early views, examining his first thoughts about the physical world, deeply inspired by the physics of Thomas Hobbes, and how they fit into his early concerns about the nature of mind. It argues that the young Leibniz should be understood as a heretical Hobbesian. Also important are Leibniz's early views on certain questions in theology, particularly the Eucharist and the relation between God and the mechanical philosophy. It is important to understand these early views in order to appreciate the nature of the change that took place in the late 1670s, which marks the start of the period in Leibniz's thought that will be examining in successive chapters.
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