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Martin Heidegger’s (originally delivered as a 1927–28 lecture course and published as Volume 25 of his Gesamtausgabe ) represents a pivotal "destructive-retrieval" of Immanuel Kant's work. Rather than treating the Critique as a treatise on epistemology (the theory of knowledge), Heidegger reframes it as a foundational work of ontology (the study of Being). Core Themes and Insights
: Heidegger links the objectification of beings directly to temporality. He suggests that Kant’s transcendental schemas are rooted in time, which Heidegger views as the basic constitution of human existence. PhГ¤nomenologische Interpretation von Kants Krit...
Heidegger's interpretation is often described as " violent " or tendentious because it forces Kantian terminology to serve Heideggerian existential goals. While some scholars argue it distorts Kant's original intent , others find that it opens up previously latent and unexplored aspects of Critical philosophy. He suggests that Kant’s transcendental schemas are rooted
: 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. : Heidegger argues that Kant’s primary concern was
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



