Phг¤nomenologische Interpretation Von | Kants Krit...: A central—and controversial—claim in Heidegger's reading is that the productive power of imagination is the "common root" of both sensibility (intuition) and understanding (concepts). : Heidegger argues that Kant’s primary concern was not just how we know objects, but the ontological ground that allows objects to appear to us as beings in the first place. PhГ¤nomenologische Interpretation von Kants Krit... This text is considered essential for understanding the transition between Heidegger’s masterpiece, Being and Time , and his later philosophy. It performs what he called the "dismantling of the history of ontology," using Kant as the primary vehicle to uncover the "unthought" elements of Western metaphysics. Critical Reception Being and Time | |||||||