Humanity most commonly refers to:
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Human
Humans (''Homo sapiens'') or modern humans are the most common and widespread species of primate, and the last surviving species of the genus ''Homo''. They are Hominidae, great apes characterized by their Prehistory of nakedness and clothing ...
, also humankind
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Humanity (virtue)
Humanity is a virtue linked with altruism, altruistic ethics derived from the human condition. It signifies Agape, human love and compassion towards each other. Humanity differs from mere justice in that there is a level of altruism towards indivi ...
Humanity may also refer to:
Literature
* ''Humanity: A Moral History of the Twentieth Century'', a 1999 book by
Jonathan Glover
Jonathan Glover (; born 1941) is a British philosopher known for his books and studies on ethics. He currently teaches ethics at King's College London. Glover is a fellow of the Hastings Center, an independent bioethics research institution in ...
* ''Humanity'', a 1990 science fiction novel by Jerry Oltion in the ''
Isaac Asimov's Robots and Aliens'' series
Music
Albums
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''Humanity'' (The Mad Capsule Markets album) (1990)
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Humanity...'', a 2001 album by Shinji Orito
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Humanity: Hour I'', a 2007 album by Scorpions
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Humanity World Tour
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''Humanity'' (EP), a 2003 EP by Shy Child
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''Humanity'' (Lincoln Thompson album) (1974)
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Humanity (album series)'', collection of seven albums by Thomas Bergersen (2020)
Songs
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"Humanity" (ATB song) (2005)
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"Humanity" (Scorpions song) (2007)
Other uses
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''Humanity'' (film), a 1916 American silent film by Broncho Billy Anderson
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Kingdom of Humanity, a micronation in the Spratly Islands from 1914 to 1963
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Religion of Humanity, a secular religion created by Auguste Comte
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Church of Humanity
Church of Humanity was a Positivism#Comte's positivism, positivist church in England influenced and inspired by Auguste Comte's Religion of Humanity in France. It also had a branch or variant in New York City, Brazil and other locations. Rich ...
, a church influenced by the Religion of Humanity
* ''
Monument to Humanity'', a 2009 statue in Kars, Turkey
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''Humanity'' (video game), a 2023 video game published by Enhance
See also
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Human (disambiguation)
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Humanitarianism
Humanitarianism is an ideology centered on the value of human life, whereby humans practice benevolent treatment and provide assistance to other humans to reduce suffering and improve the conditions of humanity for moral, altruistic, and emotion ...
, an ethic of kindness, benevolence, and sympathy
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Humanities
Humanities are academic disciplines that study aspects of human society and culture, including Philosophy, certain fundamental questions asked by humans. During the Renaissance, the term "humanities" referred to the study of classical literature a ...
, an academic discipline
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Humanity Declaration
The is an imperial rescript issued by Hirohito, the emperor of Japan, as part of a New Year's statement on 1 January 1946 at the request of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers. In the rescript, which started with his citation of the ...
, a statement made by Japan's Emperor Hirohito at the end of World War II
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Humanity First, an international charitable trust
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Humanity World International, a volunteering and intern organization based in Accra, Ghana
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Humanity+, an international organization advocating for enhanced human capacities
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Mankind (disambiguation)
* "
Oh the humanity", a phrase describing the Hindenburg fire
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Ren (Confucianism)
(, meaning "co-humanity" or "humaneness") is the highest Confucianism, Confucian virtue meaning humanity (virtue), the good quality of a virtuous human when reaching for Morality, higher ideals or when being altruistic. According to Confucius, ...
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