Schenker's theories of music analysis were influenced by Goethe's ideas of morphology and epistemology. Goethe's concepts of holism, polarity, intensification, and metamorphosis informed Schenker's thoughts, as did Goethe's view of scientific methodology. The document discusses the heritage of ideas from Kant, Hegel, Fichte, and Schelling that influenced both Goethe's and Schenker's thinking.