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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.

Why not collect them?

Polynym examples:

science

Source
Auguste Comte
Area
Philosophy
Mode
step
Depth
6
User
scotty

news criteria

Source
Jack Driscoll
Area
Media
Mode
type
Depth
7
User
scotty

US government

Source
US Constitution
Area
Politics
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Six Arts

art

Area
Education
Mode
type
Depth
6
User
scotty

love

Source
John Alan Lee
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
6
User
scotty

star sign (mutable)

Area
Astrology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
davekud
Polynym
Sefirot

sephirah

Source
Kabbalah
Area
Metaphysics
Mode
step
Depth
10
User
scotty

measurement

Source
Stanley Smith Stevens
Area
Psychology
Mode
step
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym

Components of Attitude

Source
Schiffman & Kanuk
Area
Social Psychology
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
dane

phase transition

Area
Physics
Mode
type
Depth
8
User
scotty
Polynym
Ratnatraya

liberation

Source
Jainism
Area
Theology
Mode
step
Depth
3
User
scotty

unalienable right

Source
US Constitution
Area
Sociology
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
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