Anthropology of Aspiration

Abstract

The article is devoted to human aspiration as one of the main human abilities. After clarifying and limiting the concept of “aspirations” in the work, its analysis is carried out in several directions. The foundations of aspiration are considered, what allows a person to strive, providing the very possibility of aspiration, first of all, the imaginary and awareness of absence. The characteristic of the object of aspiration, independent of particular cases of aspiration, of what a person inevitably strives for, if he really strives, is also given. It's about an imaginary future pleasure. Next, the very emergence of aspiration is considered, which is associated with the spontaneous self-action of a person. After that, the author turns to the types of aspiration associated with his attitude to choice and the specifics of its occurrence. Then the article analyzes the problem of action as one of the components of the question of aspiration. At the same time, the action may or may not be assumed by aspiration. In addition, the question is raised about the role of the presented possibility of the realization of aspiration, the specifics of which depend on the specifics of a particular case of a person's aspiration. Moreover, the idea of realization depends on whether a person can, in principle, strive for a particular goal.