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# Benevolence
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## Definition
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The natural human disposition toward kindness and goodwill toward others, which Smith argues is insufficient as a basis for economic organisation since individuals cannot rely on others' benevolence alone to meet their needs in a complex society.
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## Source Chapter
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Book I, Chapter 2
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## Context
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Smith contrasts benevolence with self-interest as motivations for economic exchange, arguing that we do not expect our dinner from the butcher's benevolence but from his regard to his own interest, establishing self-love as the more reliable foundation for economic cooperation.
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## Economic Domain
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General Theory
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