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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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ways to think

Source
Marvin Minsky
Area
AI
Mode
type
Depth
6
User
dane
Polynym
Three-act structure

narrative

Area
Storytelling
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Federal government of the United States

US government

Source
US Constitution
Area
Politics
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Mill's Methods

induction

Source
John Stuart Mill
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
Nucleobase

DNA

Source
Hallick
Area
Biology
Mode
part
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
http://buddhanet.n...

wife

Source
Buddha
Area
Sociology
Mode
type
Depth
7
User
scotty
Polynym
Cognition

cognitive development

Source
Jean Piaget
Area
Cognition
Mode
step
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Bartle taxonomy of player types

gamer

Source
Richard Bartle
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym

Components of Attitude

Source
Schiffman & Kanuk
Area
Social Psychology
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
dane
Polynym
Four causes

cause

Source
Aristotle
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
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
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