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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.

Why not collect them?

Polynym examples:

narrative

Area
Storytelling
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty

Fundamental Forces (Interactions)

Source
Consensus
Area
Physics
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
dane

sin

Source
Desert Fathers
Area
Theology
Mode
type
Depth
7
User
scotty

behavioral change

Source
James Prochaska
Area
Psychology
Mode
step
Depth
6
User
scotty

brain

Source
Gray
Area
Anatomy
Mode
part
Depth
3
User
scotty

psychosocial development

Source
Erik Erikson
Area
Psychology
Mode
step
Depth
8
User
scotty

mood

Source
Plutchik
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
8
User
scotty
Polynym
Guṇa

guna

Source
Hinduism
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
3
User
scotty

personality trait

Source
Tupes/Christal
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty

personality

Source
Meyer Friedman
Area
Medicine
Mode
type
Depth
2
User
scotty

temperament

Source
Alfred Adler
Area
Psychology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty

Noble Pursuits of Man

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