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Party of Reason

Party of Reason is a earth science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Party of Reason rather than just read about it. In short: The Party of Reason (German: Partei der Vernunft, PdV) is a libertarian political party in Germany founded in May 2009 by Oliver Janich. The party's policies are based on the Austrian School of economics.

Key takeaways

Party of Reason belongs to earth science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Party of Reason to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Party of Reason from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The Party of Reason (German: Partei der Vernunft, PdV) is a libertarian political party in Germany founded in May 2009 by Oliver Janich. The party's policies are based on the Austrian School of economics. It campaigns for libertarian positions, including a minimal state and free markets. It supports various positions such as not believing in anthropogenic global warming. In September 2013, the PDV, together with libertarian parties from Spain (Party of Individual Freedom), France (Liberal Democratic Party) and the Netherlands (Libertarian Party) signed the Utrecht Declaration and Covenant of European Classical Liberal and Libertarian Parties, establishing the European Party for Individual Liberty (EPIL).

Elections

In 2011, the PDV participated in the local elections in Lower Saxony, winning one seat in the Flecken Harsefeld municipal council, two seats in the Samtgemeinde Harsefeld municipal council, and a further seat in the Bremervörde municipal council. Harald Ebert, member of the City council of Erding, and former member of the Free Democratic Party (FDP), joined the PDV in 2012. The party's first participation in German state elections was in the 2012 North Rhine-Westphalia state election on 13 May 2012, but it did not secure any seats in the Landtag. The PDV participated 2013 federal election on 22 September 2013, attaining ballot access in four states (Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate), and winning almost 25,000 second votes (0.1%). The party also fielded a number of direct candidates.

Election results

European Parliament

References

External links

Manifesto of the PDV (in German) Manifesto of the PDV Literature by and about Party of Reason in the German National Library catalogue

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Party of Reason

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Party of Reason claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In earth science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Party of Reason before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Party of Reason ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Party of Reason

In research: Party of Reason appears in earth science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Party of Reason in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Party of Reason is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2009 in Germany, Austrian School, Climate change denial, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Party of Reason outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Party of Reason in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Party of Reason means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Party of Reason matter?

Because it connects several earth science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Party of Reason?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Party of Reason.