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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
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

triadic structure

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

story plot

Source
Freytag
Area
Storytelling
Mode
part
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
Organization

organizational structure

Area
Sociology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Risk

risk taking

Area
cognitive science
Mode
part
Depth
2
User
dane
Polynym
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

contradiction

Source
G.W.F Hegel
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
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non-intersecting domains

Source
Maturana and Varela
Area
Enactivism
Mode
part
Depth
2
User
dane
Polynym
Enneagram of Personality

personality

Source
enneagram
Area
Education
Mode
type
Depth
9
User
scotty
Polynym
Charles Sanders Peirce

science

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
Polynym
Quadrivium

quadrivium

Source
Boethius
Area
Education
Mode
part
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Astrological sign

star sign (cardinal)

Area
Astrology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
davekud
Polynym
Id, ego and super-ego

personality

Source
Sigmund Freud
Area
Psychology
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty
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