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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:

Learning Styles

Source
ViewSonic Library
Area
Pedagogy
Mode
type
Depth
7
User
dane

legitimate rule

Source
Max Weber
Area
Sociology
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty

revolution

Source
France
Area
Politics
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Bagua

consciousness

Source
I Ching
Area
Philosophy
Mode
part
Depth
8
User
scotty

temperament

Source
Alfred Adler
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Cognition

cognition

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

action

Source
I Ching
Area
Philosophy
Mode
step
Depth
8
User
scotty

states of existence

Source
Jainism
Area
Theology
Mode
part
Depth
4
User
scotty

rock

Area
Geology
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty

function of consciousness

Source
Carl Jung
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
PDCA

management

Source
W. Edwards Deming
Area
Business
Mode
step
Depth
4
User
scotty

gamer

Source
Richard Bartle
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
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