Who shaped whom — an influence-genealogy of ideas. Each dot is a thinker (size = how many later thinkers named them an influence), placed by when they lived and colored by domain. The lines run ancestor → descendant. The left edge is the evidence horizon: the tree can only be drawn where the record can see it.
Wikidata "influenced by" (documented spine) + a cited, authored branch for the traditions the record under-documents · drag to pan · scroll to zoom
Tracing 's lineage ·
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Domains
Two-toned: solid dots + faint gray lines = documented (Wikidata). Ringed dots + dashed amber lines = the authored, cited branch — the cross-tradition links the record under-documents.
The Tree of Human Thought
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Click any thinker to trace their whole lineage · search to jump to one · drag to pan, scroll to zoom.