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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
Federal government of the United States

US government

Source
US Constitution
Area
Politics
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Charles Sanders Peirce

normative science

Source
Charles Peirce
Area
Semiotics
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
https://www.fronti...

Embodied, Predictive & Interoceptive Framework

Source
Michela Di Trani
Area
Mental Health
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
dane
Polynym
http://cura.free.f...

motivation for action

Source
Max Weber
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Erikson's stages of psychosocial development

psychosocial development

Source
Erik Erikson
Area
Psychology
Mode
step
Depth
8
User
scotty
Polynym
Three Bodies Doctrine

consciousness

Source
Hinduism
Area
Theology
Mode
step
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Ezra Pound's Three Kinds of Poetry

poetry

Source
Ezra Pound
Area
Literature
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Phase transition

phase transition

Area
Physics
Mode
type
Depth
8
User
scotty
Polynym
Authority (sociology)

authority

Source
Max Weber
Area
Sociology
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym

Six Basic Survival Skills

Source
Filip Tkaczyk
Area
Survival
Mode
type
Depth
6
User
dane
Polynym
http://buddhanet.n...

grasping

Source
Buddha
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
The Seven Basic Plots

plot

Source
Christopher Booker
Area
Storytelling
Mode
type
Depth
7
User
scotty
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