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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
http://zensufi.com...

story

Source
Zensufi
Area
Ontology
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
Color wheel theory of love

love

Source
John Alan Lee
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
6
User
scotty
Polynym
http://buddhanet.n...

grasping

Source
Buddha
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
Immersion (virtual reality)

immersion

Source
Ernest Adams
Area
Media
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
http://abhidhamma....

immoral action

Source
Buddha
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
10
User
scotty
Polynym
Liberté, égalité, fraternité

revolution

Source
France
Area
Politics
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Bartle taxonomy of player types

gamer

Source
Richard Bartle
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Marvin Minsky

strategies for learning

Source
Marvin Minsky
Area
AI
Mode
part
Depth
4
User
dane
Polynym
Charles Sanders Peirce

normative science

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

God

Source
The Bible
Area
Theology
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Learning styles

learning

Source
David A. Kolb
Area
Education
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Four causes

cause

Source
Aristotle
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
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