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Reidar Lie

Reidar Lie is a astronomy 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 Reidar Lie rather than just read about it. In short: Reidar Krummradt Lie (born 1954) is a Norwegian philosopher and emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Bergen. He is also adjunct researcher at the Department of Bioethics at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda Maryland, US.

Key takeaways

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

Reference excerpt

Reidar Krummradt Lie (born 1954) is a Norwegian philosopher and emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Bergen. He is also adjunct researcher at the Department of Bioethics at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda Maryland, US. He was previously adjunct professor at the Thammasat University in Bangkok, Thailand, and director of the Center for Medical Ethics at the University of Oslo in Norway. Lie is known for his research on bioethics and research ethics.

Edited books Oxford Textbook of Clinical Research Ethics, Oxford University Press, 2008 Evidence-based Practice in Medicine and Health Care: A Discussion of the Ethical Issues, Springer, Berlin Verlag, 2005 Healthy thoughts: European Perspectives on Health Care Ethics. Peeters Verlag, Leuven, 2002 Health Ethics in Six SEAR Countries. WHO-SEARO, New Delhi, 1999 Kompendium i medisinsk etikk og vitenskapsteori. Universitetsforlaget, Oslo 1982

References

External links Official Website Reider Lie at the University of Bergen Reidar Lie, Google Scholar

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Reidar Lie

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Reidar Lie claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, 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 Reidar Lie 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 Reidar Lie 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 Reidar Lie

In research
Reidar Lie appears in astronomy 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 Reidar Lie 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
Reidar Lie is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1954 births, 20th-century Norwegian medical doctors, 20th-century Norwegian philosophers, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life
Look for Reidar Lie 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 Reidar Lie in 20 minutes

  1. Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
  2. Close the page and write down what Reidar Lie means in your own words.
  3. Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
  4. Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
  5. Explain Reidar Lie out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Reidar Lie in simple terms?

Reidar Krummradt Lie (born 1954) is a Norwegian philosopher and emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Bergen. He is also adjunct researcher at the Department of Bioethics at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda Maryland, US.

Why does Reidar Lie matter?

Because it connects several astronomy 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 Reidar Lie?

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.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Reidar Lie.

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  • 1954 births
  • 20th-century Norwegian medical doctors
  • 20th-century Norwegian philosophers
  • 21st-century Norwegian philosophers
  • Academic staff of the University of Bergen
  • Academic staff of the University of Oslo
  • Analytic philosophers
  • Bioethicists
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