This chapter discusses the Stoics’ theory of oikeiôsis. Texts have referred to a process called oikeiôsis, whereby things are rendered oikeion to human beings. When one thinks of something as oikeion, one thinks of its welfare as giving one reasons to act. An examination of oikeiôsis shows that the one desire that is completely incapable of reformation is the desire for the good. Whatever one takes to be good, one pursues with a selfishness and intensity that is both insatiable and unsociable.
Keywords: oikeiôsis, oikeion, welfare, Stoics, philosophy