Plato and Aristotle have impacted the thought of all of the theorists we have looked at (with their theories regarding forms and systematic analysis, respectively), so I began with them. Then I branched out. Augustine drew upon Platonic thinking when interacting with linguistic theory, and Schleiermacher and de Saussure were directly influenced by Augustine’s ideas regarding signification in hermeneutics. De Pizan was greatly influenced by Plato’s ideas of forms, but also by the dialogue format of Republic. Wollstonecraft followed in de Pizan’s footsteps by contemplating the subjects of female education and perceived wickedness. Theorists such as Sidney and Maimonides rely heavily upon both Plato and Aristotle. Sidney’s Defence reads like a response to Republic, and he depends upon Aristotle’s Poetics to help form many of his linguistic arguments. Maimonides drew upon Plato’s reverence of epistemic humility and Aristotle’s methods of literary criticism. Aristotle’s theories on literary analysis shaped many of the ideas of the theorists we have read. Hume and Hegel use Aristotle’s thoughts on systematic analysis to shape their literary theory. Kant directly responds to Hume’s skepticism in his Critiques. Coleridge uses Kant’s rational critiques and shares in Schleiermacher’s fascination with contemplating ingrained philosophical oppositions. Emerson’s work is also directly influenced by Schleiermacher’s reliance upon limitless numbers of systems, and he is connected with Coleridge through their close friendship and sharing of ideas. Wordsworth uses both Coleridge and Emerson in developing his hierarchy of language. These theorists connect with Hegel, who directly influenced nearly the entire right side of my diagram. Hegel’s ideas regarding synthesis, systems and relationships inspired Lacan’s interpretations of Freud’s theory and Marx and Engels theories on social determination and capitalistic impacts on society. These ideas presented by Marx and Engels went on to shape Nietzsche’s need to determine the genealogy of any term when trying to decipher meaning, shifted Horkheimer and Adorno from idealist to materialist views, influenced Freud’s ideas of fetishism, and Althusser’s theories which contemplated many of the same questions. The ideas of these theorists also work in relation with de Saussure’s ideas of semiology, which helped form Barthes thoughts surrounding grammar and narrative.