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 216 Polynyms
 161 Quadranyms
   3 Stories
   5 Tales
  44 Phrases
   2 Fables
   3 Polymaps 		  38 Philosophy
  37 Psychology
  26 Theology
  16 Education
   8 Sociology
   8 Metaphysics
   7 Biology 		  10 I Ching
   9 Jainism
   8 Buddha
   6 Charles Peirce
   4 Max Weber
   4 Hinduism
   3 Auguste Comte 		  97 scotty
  88 dane
  85 lori
  25 kemp
  21 davekud
  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
Four discourses

discourse

Source
Jacques Lacan
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Id, ego and super-ego

personality

Source
Sigmund Freud
Area
Psychology
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Salvation

salvation

Area
Theology
Mode
step
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
Tuckman's stages of group development

group development

Source
Bruce Tuckman
Area
Sociology
Mode
step
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
https://innerself....

dream

Source
Gillian Kemp
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
https://biodiversi...

evolution

Source
KU Natural History Museum
Area
Biology
Mode
part
Depth
4
User
dane
Polynym
https://www.trueed...

Strategies for effective learning

Source
Joseph Griffiths
Area
Education
Mode
type
Depth
6
User
dane
Polynym
Nucleobase

DNA

Source
Hallick
Area
Biology
Mode
part
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Cardinal virtues

cardinal virtue

Source
Plato
Area
Theology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Branches of science

Formal Sciences

Source
Unidentified
Area
Scientific Research
Mode
type
Depth
6
User
dane
Polynym
Charles Sanders Peirce

logic

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

bushido

Source
I Ching
Area
Philosophy
Mode
part
Depth
8
User
scotty
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