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Rousseau's mostly direct influence was immediate and on the French Revolution. His ideas of legitimacy through the people, support of a republic, and the use of government to manifest the General Will had a profound impact of how organisers and revolutionaries structured their movement and led the Revolution.
The ideal of representative government was strengthened by the writings of an 18th century English philosopher named
Transcendentalism was a 19th century philosophy. It was the idea that spirit is more important than material, and the importance of nature. Immanuel Kant, a German Philosopher was the father of it.
In the 18th century, Locke's arguments were used to support the demands for constitutional government. John Locke was an English philosopher.
By exposing abuses in business and government.