ABSTRACT
We come now to the consideration of Richards' ethical theory, particuarly with regard to that component of ethical behaviour, our obligations towards others. Doing this will also lead to a consideration of Richards' attitude to society. We shall be concerned more with Richards than with the issues with which he deals, and will therefore not only go by what he says but by the attitudes his words and thoughts evidence. Taking what he says as sign as well as symbol calls for a content-analysis approach. But this can only come out of experience that gradually articulates as it grows. My approach must be tentative and discursive. It will be haunted by the question whether Richards is an over-individualist.
