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 216 Polynyms
 161 Quadranyms
   3 Stories
   5 Tales
  44 Phrases
   2 Fables
   3 Polymaps 		  38 Philosophy
  37 Psychology
  26 Theology
  16 Education
   8 Sociology
   8 Metaphysics
   7 Biology 		  10 I Ching
   9 Jainism
   8 Buddha
   6 Charles Peirce
   4 Max Weber
   4 Hinduism
   3 Auguste Comte 		  97 scotty
  88 dane
  85 lori
  25 kemp
  21 davekud
  20 Greggo

To help us think, we group and divide things.

Yin-Yang (2) and Freud's psyche (3) are idea sets, or polynyms.
They span all cultures and disciplines.

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Polynym
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learning

Source
Bloom
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
http://web.media.m...

ways to think

Source
Marvin Minsky
Area
AI
Mode
type
Depth
6
User
dane
Polynym
Study skills

studying

Area
Education
Mode
step
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
https://www.oreill...

Visual Perception

Source
James Gibson
Area
Psychology
Mode
step
Depth
3
User
dane
Polynym
http://sun-angel.c...

fascination

Source
James Westly
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
davekud
Polynym
Cognition

cognitive development

Source
Jean Piaget
Area
Cognition
Mode
step
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Charles Sanders Peirce

logic

Source
Charles Peirce
Area
Semiotics
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Four temperaments

temperament

Source
Alfred Adler
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
http://kheper.net/...

chi

Source
Wu Xing
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
Seven deadly sins

sin

Source
Desert Fathers
Area
Theology
Mode
type
Depth
7
User
scotty
Polynym
Jīva (Jainism)

states of existence

Source
Jainism
Area
Theology
Mode
part
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
http://abhidhamma....

immoral action

Source
Buddha
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
10
User
scotty
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