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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.

Why not collect them?

Polynym examples:

moral action

Source
Buddha
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
10
User
scotty

SWOT Analysis

Source
Albert Humphrey
Area
Business Strategy
Mode
part
Depth
4
User
dane

theology

Source
Auguste Comte
Area
Philosophy
Mode
step
Depth
3
User
scotty

personality

Source
Sigmund Freud
Area
Psychology
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty

normative science

Source
Charles Peirce
Area
Semiotics
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Cell theory

Three Tenants of Cell theory

Source
Common
Area
Biology
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
dane
Polynym
Sefirot

sephirah

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

early math

Source
Euclid
Area
Mathematics
Mode
part
Depth
2
User
scotty
Polynym

Six Basic Survival Skills

Source
Filip Tkaczyk
Area
Survival
Mode
type
Depth
6
User
dane

life domain

Source
Carl Woese
Area
Biology
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty

grief

Source
Kübler-Ross
Area
Psychology
Mode
step
Depth
5
User
scotty

cardinal virtue

Source
Plato
Area
Theology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
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