>[!abstract] >_De Docta Ignorantia_ (“On Learned Ignorance”) is a 1440 philosophical treatise by Nicholas of Cusa that explores the limits of human knowledge and the paradoxical wisdom found in recognizing one’s ignorance. Cusanus argues that because God and ultimate truth are infinite, finite human reason can never fully grasp them; true understanding lies in acknowledging this incomprehensibility. He frames knowledge as asymptotic—approaching truth without ever reaching it—and proposes that opposites coincide in the divine (_coincidentia oppositorum_). The work marks a pivotal moment in Renaissance thought, blending theology, mysticism, and early humanism to redefine knowledge as humble, self-aware inquiry into the infinite. >[!related] >- **North** (upstream): [[Epistemology]] >- **West** (similar): — >- **East** (different): — >- **South** (downstream): —