On Learned Ignorance by Nicholas of Cusa: Week 6, Post 4-

Nicholas of Cusa, in his “On Learned Ignorance” writes about the nature of all living things to exist in the best possible manner which its potential can exhibit. He attributes this to God. Through this desire, he states that we act toward this end and have adapted ways to attain this goal. Things like judgment over if what we are doing is working. For instance, we have adapted the ability to think critically and investigate into a particular endeavor before we get involved to see if it has potential for our particular skills. This is what we call using comparative relation. To compare something to that which is certain and then to proceed using our judgment we therefore can make an accurate decision on the best possible course of action in our daily lives
That is quiet simply how we have evolved over the years to the degree in which we have. Using the example of Mathematics, Nicholas of Cusa describes how we humans use our knowledge base to help us gain further understanding and develop new discoveries that breakthrough into new areas of interest, and thus lead to new and improved ways to live our lives. That being said, using the example of mathematics, in chapter 2: preliminary clarification of what will follow, Cusa describes the fact that if one is to know the maximum of what is possible, one must know all of what is to know. Which also means one must know the minimum of what is required. Essentially one must have the fundamentals down prior to moving onto the next stage of development in anything. Using the example of mathematics, one cannot fully understand chapter 7 before they understand all that need be in chapters 1-6. There is an order and a systematic approach to gaining the fullness of human potential.