oikeiosis, n.All

Oikeiosis (n.) goes ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠by many names: toward oneself it is goodwill, toward one’s family it is love, toward outside things it is choice.

Oikeiosis (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the newborn’s first act: perceiving itself, the animal at once becomes its own, dear and familiar to itself and to its own make-up.