For Smith, however, the development of a commercial and economic society leads to the existence of a social structure. This social structure is furthermore divided into three classes - the landowners, the capitalists and the laborers. This is considered by Smith to be the three great constituent that exist in every single civilized society. For him, the introduction of social structures like government and economic classes are the major causes of aggression and war.

The idea that economic progress leads to a need to develop dominance over the less privileged in terms of skills or money by the more privileged is not new. Smith, through his writings and concepts, helps to bring an understanding of the connection between economics and human behavior this insightful and illuminating on a variety of levels. However,...

Virtue, compassion, benovolance and desire for freedom and equality all contribute to the workings of society in profound ways. Thus, while I agree with Adam Smith on several broad points, I cannot support his lack of attention to the less cynical perceptions of the nature of mankind.
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Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, the Social Contract, 1762, Available http://www.constitution.org/jjr/socon.htm

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Filiquarian Publishing, LLC., 2007

Smith, Adam. 1863. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, University of Chicago Press, 1863/1977