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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.

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Polynym
http://health.gene...

health

Area
Metaphysics
Mode
type
Depth
6
User
davekud
Polynym
Jīva (Jainism)

states of existence

Source
Jainism
Area
Theology
Mode
part
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Law of three stages

theology

Source
Auguste Comte
Area
Philosophy
Mode
step
Depth
3
User
scotty
Polynym
http://www.ichingw...

man

Source
Hsing
Area
Metaphysics
Mode
type
Depth
5
User
scotty
Polynym
http://web.media.m...

ways to think

Source
Marvin Minsky
Area
AI
Mode
type
Depth
6
User
dane
Polynym
Bagua

personality

Source
I Ching
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
8
User
scotty
Polynym
Allegory in the Middle Ages

interpretation

Source
Dante
Area
Theology
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Modes of persuasion

persuasion

Source
Aristotle
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
https://www.trueed...

Strategies for effective learning

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

sephirah/prime

Source
Kabbalah
Area
Numeronomy
Mode
step
Depth
10
User
dane
Polynym
https://www.bestco...

Social Science

Source
Genevieve Carlton, Ph.D.
Area
Scientific Research
Mode
type
Depth
6
User
dane
Polynym
Classical element

element

Source
Ancient Greeks
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
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