Heidegger’s brother literally lived the rooted life Heidegger only theorized

Evidence

Fritz had done what Heidegger had only philosophised about: he stayed close to home, living in Messkirch and working at the same bank all his life. He also remained within the family religion. Locals knew him as a lively and humorous man who, despite a stutter, was a regular star of Messkirch’s annual Fastnacht week or ‘Week of Fools’ — a festival just before Lent marked by speeches filled with hilarious wordplay in the local dialect. — Sarah Bakewell, At the Existentialist Café, 966

Categorization

• SEED: The untold counterpoint to Heidegger: the brother who actually stayed home, kept the dialect, and found comedy where the philosopher found profundity. An essay on the lived version versus the philosophized version of a life.
• CANDY: The great philosopher of dwelling stayed away while his stuttering brother stayed home and starred in the town’s Fools’ Week.