It was the great thinker Socrates who said, The unexamined life is not worth living. The objective of civility is to examine one s life in interaction with others, especially at work and in the community. Kindness is an individual act in which one treats another person, even a stranger, in the manner that one would like to be treated. Collegiality involves collective kindness in a shared workplace, practiced to achieve worthy goals. Civility is an ethical mode of conduct and discourse that honors others viewpoints and solves problems without creating greater ones.
Civility suggests words like civics and civilization and thus is closely related to community.
Aspects of Civility. Responsible exercising of individual rights and privileges, especially with respect to others. Belief that common interests exceed our individual differences. Esteem for the individual and commitment to equal opportunity in a diverse society. Goals of Civility.