work immanuel kant closely linked romanticism revolutionary politics enlightenment besides central figures listed important contributors german idealism also included friedrich heinrich jacobi gottlob ernst schulze karl leonhard reinhold friedrich schleiermacher institutional roots continental philosophy many cases directly descend phenomenology ref group lower roman eg largest academic organization devoted furthering study continental philosophy society phenomenology existential philosophy ref edmund husserl always canonical figure continental philosophy nonetheless husserl
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