​Gilles Deleuze was a French philosopher whose main works and philosophical breakthroughs were developed throughout the 1900s. He was greatly influenced by Nietzsche and Spinoza, and he often wrote works about both their and other philosophical ideas while also collaborating with Felix Guattari to produce some of Deleuze’s most moving, influential works.

​Jacques Lacan was a French psychoanalyst philosopher whose main works and ideas were developed throughout the 1900s. He revolutionized the field of psychoanalysis while also building on ideas of previous psychoanalysts such as Sigmund Freud.

​John Locke was an English philosopher during the Enlightenment, whose ideas served as the foundation for the American Revolution. Locke wanted to create a form of government that protected individual liberties while also creating a safe society.