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> Well, Bourbaki books aren't textbooks. They're reference books.

The Bourbaki group has repeatedly emphasized that point and explained their goal and rationale with the Elements; and yet, people still blame them for all sorts of developments in post-graduate mathematics education. I find it rather unbecoming.



Having met current and past members of the Bourbaki group, I can say with certainty that the group in general is very much opposed to the whole "new math" trend that (thankfully) fell out of grace. But I guess it's easier to find bogeyman for all of society's problems.


Could you elaborate more? What is the new trend? How it fell out of grace? Who were the members that voiced the view?




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