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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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Visual Perception

Source
James Gibson
Area
Psychology
Mode
step
Depth
3
User
dane
Polynym
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stress

Source
Janet Boyer
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Optical illusion

Illusions

Source
Richard Gregory
Area
Cognition
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
dane
Polynym
Bagua

body

Source
I Ching
Area
Philosophy
Mode
part
Depth
8
User
scotty
Polynym
Jīva (Jainism)

states of existence

Source
Jainism
Area
Theology
Mode
part
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Dramatic structure

story plot

Source
Freytag
Area
Storytelling
Mode
part
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
Risk

risk taking

Area
cognitive science
Mode
part
Depth
2
User
dane
Polynym
Five elements (Japanese philosophy)

element

Source
Buddhism
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
Six Arts

art

Area
Education
Mode
type
Depth
6
User
scotty
Polynym
Three Bodies Doctrine

consciousness

Source
Hinduism
Area
Theology
Mode
step
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Id, ego and super-ego

personality

Source
Sigmund Freud
Area
Psychology
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Taste

taste

Area
Gastronomy
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
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