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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:
Polynym
Salvation

salvation

Area
Theology
Mode
step
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Bagua

bushido

Source
I Ching
Area
Philosophy
Mode
part
Depth
8
User
scotty

persuasion

Source
Aristotle
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty

philosophy

Source
Charles Peirce
Area
Semiotics
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty

ways to think

Source
Marvin Minsky
Area
AI
Mode
type
Depth
6
User
dane
Polynym
Color

color

Source
Isaac Newton
Area
Metaphysics
Mode
step
Depth
7
User
scotty
Polynym
Sefirot

sephirah

Source
Kabbalah
Area
Metaphysics
Mode
step
Depth
10
User
scotty
Polynym
Bagua

personality

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

taste

Area
Gastronomy
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty

discourse

Source
Jacques Lacan
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Anthropology

anthropology

Source
Franz Boaz
Area
Anthropology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
davekud

absolutes

Source
Robert Speer
Area
Theology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
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