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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:

psychosocial development

Source
Erik Erikson
Area
Psychology
Mode
step
Depth
8
User
scotty

chi

Source
Wu Xing
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty

normative science

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

Noble Pursuits of Man

Source
Alfred N. Whitehead
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
dane

Strategies for effective learning

Source
Joseph Griffiths
Area
Education
Mode
type
Depth
6
User
dane

triadic structure

Source
G.W.F. Hegel
Area
Philosophy
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty

meaning of life

Source
Hinduism
Area
Theology
Mode
part
Depth
4
User
scotty

science

Source
Auguste Comte
Area
Philosophy
Mode
step
Depth
6
User
scotty

legitimate rule

Source
Max Weber
Area
Sociology
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Wu Xing

element

Source
Wu Xing
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty

learning

Source
David A. Kolb
Area
Education
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
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