Heidegger's concept of phenomenology

pp. 82-102

in: Burt C. Hopkins, Intentionality in Husserl and Heidegger, Berlin, Springer, 1993

Abstract

Heidegger's concept of phenomenology is inextricably bound up with his understanding of ontology. "Only as phenomenology, is ontology possible" (BT, 60/35). His understanding of ontology is guided by the insight that the question concerning its theme, Being (Sein), "has today been forgotten" (BT, 21 /2). It has been forgotten in the sense that Being is understood, without more ado, as the most universal, undefinable, and self-evident concept.