Civility theory.

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1. Civility is mutual respect in shared responsibility
2. Civility promotes the common good.
3. There are different levels of civility. Civility can be lacking, minimal (and thus insecure), open, secure, or flourishing based on security. Security thus becomes a central requirement of civility.
4. Levels of civility emerge and change directly through the relationship logics and forms of action of those involved. They are only indirectly influenced by objective complexes of conditions, such as objective relationships and capacities for action.
5. Variables of respective civility levels reinforce and stabilize each other; thus, civility levels acquire their own persistence.
6. Anyone who wants to act responsibly must try to realistically analyze the situation and the options available.
7. Basic concepts, typologies and models of civility are the content of the general theory of civility, civility aspects of special media (such as law, state, politics, economy, religion, science, games and sports) as well as special challenges are the content of the special theory of civility.

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