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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
Failure in the intelligence cycle

military intelligence

Area
Politics
Mode
step
Depth
6
User
scotty
Polynym
Gabriel

sephirah/prime

Source
Kabbalah
Area
Numeronomy
Mode
step
Depth
10
User
dane
Polynym
http://web.media.m...

news criteria

Source
Jack Driscoll
Area
Media
Mode
type
Depth
7
User
scotty
Polynym
Four boxes of liberty

box of liberty

Source
Stephen Decatur Miller
Area
Politics
Mode
step
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Phenomenology (philosophy)

phenomenology

Source
Goethe
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Cognition

cognition

Source
Benjamin Bloom
Area
Psychology
Mode
part
Depth
6
User
scotty
Polynym
Design methods

design process

Source
UK Design Council
Area
Design
Mode
step
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Bagua

energy

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

mood

Source
Plutchik
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
8
User
scotty
Polynym
Four causes

cause

Source
Aristotle
Area
Metaphysics
Mode
part
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Bagua

image

Source
I Ching
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
8
User
scotty
Polynym
Branches of science

Branches of Science

Source
Traditional
Area
Interdisciplinary Studies
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
dane
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