Several facets are covered in Franz Hinkelammert's intellectual itinerary, in order to highlight his place in Latin American thought, two early contributions are highlighted, from his work in Chile, to indicate how these approaches are recovered and developed in depth in the later work, in particular, the connection is established between his studies on mercantile, money and capital fetishism (pioneers in the region), the original notions of transcendental illusion and feasibility criterion, and his proposal for a humanism of praxis (assumed as a point of arrival for various discussions). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]