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Rolandas Pavilionis

Rolandas Pavilionis is a 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 Rolandas Pavilionis rather than just read about it. In short: Rolandas Pavilionis (3 July 1944 – 10 May 2006) was a Lithuanian academic and politician who was a Member of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2006 as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party; part of the Union for a Europe of Nations. He previously served as rector of Vilnius University from 1990 to 2000, and as a member of the Seimas from 2000 to 2004.

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Reference excerpt

Rolandas Pavilionis (3 July 1944 – 10 May 2006) was a Lithuanian academic and politician who was a Member of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2006 as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party; part of the Union for a Europe of Nations. He previously served as rector of Vilnius University from 1990 to 2000, and as a member of the Seimas from 2000 to 2004.

Biography Rolandas Pavilionis was born on 3 July 1944 in the western Lithuanian city of Šiauliai. In 1962, he graduated from a night-school for workers in Šiauliai, attending the school at night after finishing his work at a bicycle factory. The same year he was admitted to Vilnius University to study foreign languages. In 1968 he graduated the university with a degree in philology. From 1968 to 1971 he continued postgraduate studies at the Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and earned a doctor's degree in logic. Pavilionis then returned to Lithuania and joined Vilnius University as member of the faculty (1971–1977 docent, 1982–1990 professor). For some time he was the head of the Department of History of Philosophy and Logic. Pavilionis took courses at the Sorbonne University of Paris under Algirdas Julius Greimas. In 1981 Pavilionis defended his thesis in the field of language logic and philosophy of logic, earning degree of Habilitated Doctor of Logic. In 1990 Pavilionis was elected as the rector of Vilnius University. He held the post until 2000, when was elected to Seimas (parliament). In 2004, he was elected to the European Parliament. Pavilionis died at Santariškės hospital in Vilnius.

Works Pavilionis was the author of works in Russian, Lithuanian and English.

„Язык и логика“, 1975, „Kalba. Logika. Filosofija“, Vilnius: Mintis, 1981. „Проблема смысла: современный логико-философский анализ языка“, Москва: Мысль, 1983. „Meaning and conceptual systems“, Moscow: Progress, 1990. „Prieš absurdą“, 2000. „Tarp šviesos ir tamsos“, 2000. „Prieš absurdą II“, 2004. „Prasmė ir tapatumas, arba kelionė į save“, Vilnius: Lietuvos mokslas, 2005.

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Example 1 — a first encounter with Rolandas Pavilionis

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

In research: Rolandas Pavilionis appears in 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 Rolandas Pavilionis 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: Rolandas Pavilionis is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1944 births, 2006 deaths, 20th-century Lithuanian philosophers, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Rolandas Pavilionis 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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