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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 examples:
Polynym
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

triadic structure

Source
G.W.F. Hegel
Area
Philosophy
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Loevinger's stages of ego development

ego development

Source
Jane Loevinger
Area
Psychology
Mode
step
Depth
8
User
scotty
Polynym
Taste

taste

Area
Gastronomy
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
http://abhidhamma....

moral action

Source
Buddha
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
10
User
scotty
Polynym
Law of three stages

science

Source
Auguste Comte
Area
Philosophy
Mode
step
Depth
6
User
scotty
Polynym
Astrological sign

star sign (fixed)

Area
Astrology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
davekud
Polynym
Bagua

state

Source
I Ching
Area
Philosophy
Mode
step
Depth
8
User
scotty
Polynym
Cell division

cell division

Area
Biology
Mode
type
Depth
2
User
scotty
Polynym
James W. Fowler

faith

Source
James Fowler
Area
Theology
Mode
step
Depth
7
User
scotty
Polynym
http://buddhanet.n...

suffering

Source
Buddha
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
11
User
scotty
Polynym
Astrological sign

star sign (cardinal)

Area
Astrology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
davekud
Polynym
The Four Elements of Architecture

architecture

Source
Gottfried Semper
Area
Anthropology
Mode
part
Depth
4
User
scotty
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