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 220 Polynyms
 154 Quadranyms
   3 Stories
   5 Tales
  40 Phrases
   2 Fables
   3 Polymaps 		  38 Philosophy
  37 Psychology
  26 Theology
  16 Education
   8 Sociology
   8 Metaphysics
   8 Biology 		  10 I Ching
   9 Jainism
   8 Buddha
   6 Charles Peirce
   4 Hinduism
   4 Max Weber
   3 Wu Xing 		  97 scotty
  88 dane
  85 lori
  25 davekud
  21 kemp
  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
Bagua

motivation

Source
I Ching
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
8
User
scotty
Polynym
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motivation for action

Source
Max Weber
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Bagua

body

Source
I Ching
Area
Philosophy
Mode
part
Depth
8
User
scotty
Polynym
Five elements (Japanese philosophy)

element

Source
Buddhism
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
Five precepts

precept

Area
Theology
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
Salvation

salvation

Area
Theology
Mode
step
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Learning styles

learning

Source
Grash/Riechmann
Area
Education
Mode
type
Depth
6
User
scotty
Polynym
Five Pillars of Islam

Muslim life

Source
Islam
Area
Theology
Mode
part
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
Three Bodies Doctrine

consciousness

Source
Hinduism
Area
Theology
Mode
step
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Cardinal virtues

cardinal virtue

Source
Plato
Area
Theology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Taste

taste

Area
Gastronomy
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
Acharya (Jainism)

observance

Source
Jainism
Area
Theology
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
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