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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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Polynym examples:
Polynym
Bagua

image

Source
I Ching
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
8
User
scotty
Polynym
Organization

organizational structure

Area
Sociology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Study skills

studying

Source
John Dewey
Area
Education
Mode
step
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
The Seven Basic Plots

plot

Source
Christopher Booker
Area
Storytelling
Mode
type
Depth
7
User
scotty
Polynym
Cell cycle

cell cycle

Area
Biology
Mode
step
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Phenomenology (philosophy)

phenomenology

Source
Goethe
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
http://web.media.m...

news criteria

Source
Jack Driscoll
Area
Media
Mode
type
Depth
7
User
scotty
Polynym
http://bellaonline...

stress

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

guna

Source
Hinduism
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Modes of persuasion

persuasion

Source
Aristotle
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Transtheoretical model

behavioral change

Source
James Prochaska
Area
Psychology
Mode
step
Depth
6
User
scotty
Polynym
Yin and yang

yinyang

Source
Taoism
Area
Cosmology
Mode
part
Depth
2
User
scotty
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