I find this discussion very doctrinaire and probably incomprehensible to most mathematicians for lack of context; maybe I'll do some more substantive editing later. Michael Hardy 17:46 Mar 30, 2003
Doctrinaire - a person inflexibly attached to a practice or theory without regard to its practicality. Online dictionary definition. Hey, I just tried to describe what it is - whether or not it's valid is an issue that requires its own subsection. Since most of what I've read on the subject of the validity of PME was written by its proponents, I have the information to give only one side of the story (from as N a POV as I can manage).Cyan 07:37 Apr 1, 2003 (UTC)