This philosophical analysis addresses the phenomenon of "learning," asserting that it cannot be explained through causal mechanisms or Aristotelian teleology (causa finalis). Learning, whether manifested as imitation or creative trial and error, necessitates an active engagement that transcends mere influence. Drawing on Emanuel Rádl’s thought, the text posits that organisms learn to subordinate their actions to a purpose. Crucially, this purpose is not pre-existing in an objective sense, raising fundamental questions about the nature of directedness toward a non-existent goal. The text concludes that learning is fundamentally tied to activity, understood as a "beginning" (the Czech term "počínání"). Because activity represents the initiation of something novel and unprecedented, it cannot be reduced to causal explanations. Learning thus stands as a manifestation of a creative start that defies purely mechanical or predetermined frameworks.