Education The Inculcation Of The Incomprehensible

This sardonic definition is attributed to Keynes, though like many of his wittiest sayings its precise source is difficult to pin down in his published work. The aphorism reflects his lifelong impatience with pedagogy that prioritizes formal rigor over genuine understanding — a tension he identified throughout academic economics. Keynes was himself a brilliant and unconventional teacher at Cambridge, known for tutorials that challenged students to reason rather than memorize.