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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
Law of three stages

science

Source
Auguste Comte
Area
Philosophy
Mode
step
Depth
6
User
scotty
Polynym
Seven virtues

virtue

Source
Church Fathers
Area
Theology
Mode
type
Depth
7
User
scotty
Polynym
Text types

writing

Area
Literature
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Bagua

action

Source
I Ching
Area
Philosophy
Mode
step
Depth
8
User
scotty
Polynym
Liberté, égalité, fraternité

revolution

Source
France
Area
Politics
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Gabriel

sephirah/prime

Source
Kabbalah
Area
Numeronomy
Mode
step
Depth
10
User
dane
Polynym
Four boxes of liberty

box of liberty

Source
Stephen Decatur Miller
Area
Politics
Mode
step
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
http://nwlink.com/...

learning

Source
Bloom
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Color

color

Source
Isaac Newton
Area
Metaphysics
Mode
step
Depth
7
User
scotty
Polynym
Taxonomy (biology)

living things

Source
Linnean
Area
Metaphysics
Mode
type
Depth
7
User
kemp
Polynym
Jungian cognitive functions

cognitive functions

Source
Carl Jung
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
https://www.fronti...

Embodied, Predictive & Interoceptive Framework

Source
Michela Di Trani
Area
Mental Health
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
dane
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