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Taxonomy vs Thanatos - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and thanatos

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while thanatos is (psychoanalysis) the (death drive) in freudian psychoanalysis.

As a proper noun thanatos is

(greek god) the god of death, (specifically of a peaceful death), and twin brother of hypnos (god of sleep); the greek counterpart of mors.

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia taxonomy)

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    thanatos

    English

    (wikipedia Thanatos)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (Greek god) The god of death, (specifically of a peaceful death), and twin brother of Hypnos (god of sleep); the Greek counterpart of Mors.

    • Noun

    (-)
  • (psychoanalysis) the (death drive) in Freudian psychoanalysis.

    • Usage notes

    Freud did not use the term “Thanatos” – instead he used – and scholarly works refer to it as “death drive”, but the term “Thanatos” is commonly used in psychoanalysis, in duality with Eros, having been introduced there by (Paul Federn).Civilization and its discontents, Freud, translator James Strachey, 2005 edition, p. 18

    Antonyms

    * (death drive) Eros (life drive)

    References