The term humanity , comes from a Latin word related to the nature of the human race . It can also be used to mention the group of human beings that inhabit the planet.
That said we can say that the concept can make reference both to an attitude or to the characteristics of an individual that belongs to this species; as well as gather all individuals that are part of life on the planet land , in the latter case it serves to perform statistics or raise problems of a universal nature.
It is worth mentioning that it is estimated that there are more than 6,783,813,000 inhabitants on the planet . The statistics of the twentieth century reflect that, between 1950-2000, humanity grew by 130%, more double than in the period 1900-1950.
Regarding the attitude. The weakness of the human being , the compassion facing the misfortunes of others and the affability They are other characteristics that receive the name of humanity, when they are considered as belonging to the human race: “I should sell the car and donate the money, it's a matter of humanity in the face of so much poverty”, "I hope politicians will show greater humanity so they don't steal public money".
However, there are other significant variants of the concept. It can be used to refer to body from a person, to his anatomy: “The model decided to take off her clothes and exhibited all her humanity in front of the photographers”, "The ball was moving at almost 200 kilometers per hour when it hit the player's humanity, who fell down and started screaming in pain".
It also serves to name those disciplines that lack scientific rigor but for which there is a certain structure of study and management. In this way, they are known as humanities those linked to the culture and human knowledge. Unlike the social sciences, the humanities do not intend to create general postulates or universal laws. He art and the letters are part of the humanities.
The famine of mankind
One of the humanity's main problems is hunger in the world. Due to the impertérrito advance of the poverty and the lack of resources that there are in certain corners of the planet, every day millions of people die victims of diseases, malnutrition and other problems.
As indicated by FAO in its latest investigation, there are about 840 million undernourished people, which would mean 14% of the human population. Unfortunately, solutions have been proposed that could contribute to a decrease in this index, however, there has not been much progress. Although in the solution to these problems lies the true understanding of our species in ethics and social justice.
Among the possible solutions to world hunger, an absolutely feasible is to turn our food towards a vegetarian. This is essential if one considers that to produce only half a kilo of consumable meat, 8 kilos of grains and that in most countries more than 70% of agricultural production is used for the meat industry and the 50% of the water.
The existing problem is not the lack of land, since the one currently used could be produce food for a population of 8 to 10 billion of people, but the lousy distribution of it. Which is closely related to abuses of power and corruption.
As a recent study has stated in the face of this problem, the world should create five billion vegans in the coming decades, or otherwise, triple the number of factory farms but without using more land .
