2007-10-12 01:50:13 · 6 answers · asked by chazychaz_simy 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
They both are synonyms:
1- [noun] all of the inhabitants of the earth;
2- [noun] the quality of being humane
Synonyms: world, human race, humankind, human beings, humans, mankind, man
2007-10-12 01:57:28 · answer #1 · answered by Flyinghorse 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They should be the same thing. Unfortunately mankind is often by no means humane.
Humanity is the fact or condition of being human.
Humaneness - is benevolence.
2007-10-12 02:46:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both words can mean the human species.
But Humanity has the second meaning of compassion or the best aspects of human behavior.
2007-10-12 02:40:07 · answer #3 · answered by Phoenix Quill 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Humanity is derived from "Humano" from latin, it means human kind, people in general.
As for "mankind", I think he is a wrestler in WWF
2007-10-12 02:00:37 · answer #4 · answered by The Answerer 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no one
2007-10-16 01:01:10 · answer #5 · answered by kh-snake 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why not use the internet to do somthing useful
humanity:-
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=define%3Ahumanity
mankind:-
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=active&q=define%3Amankind
Just surf to www.google.com and in the search box type
define:humanity
or whatever it is you want the definition of
2007-10-12 01:54:20 · answer #6 · answered by noza123 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋