No. 58 (2023)
Artículos

Transcendental Feasibility. Utopian Hypotheses of a Life Economy

Hugo Amador Herrera Torres
Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo
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Published January 30, 2023

Abstract

The paper seeks to identify the degree of transcendental feasibility of the utopia of a life economy. In the
method of analysis 1) the position of utopia in such a proposal is defined, 2) its main hypotheses are
drawn up and 3) the relationships between subjects and utopias that ensure the permanence of
the original sources of all social production (human life and nature) are determined. The results indicate
1) that utopia in a life economy is positioned as an outcome, not an objective, 2) that the general utopian
hypothesis is “life on Earth is eternal and full life” and 3) that human thoughts that degenerate
the specific character of utopias fall into transcendental illusions. In this context, the actions derived
threaten human life and nature. Illusions nullify transcendental feasibility. By contrast, transcendental
imaginations allow for practicability. The utopia of a life economy comes from imaginations.
Keywords: Finitude, infinitude, transcendental imagination, transcendental illusion, transcendental
feasibility
JEL classification: B24, B50 and B51