The reason this fulfillment is important and can be valued is, - according to Richards, that these needs-- unless they are organized or harmonized so that they work together in what he sometimes calls a "synthesis"-- can actually tear us apart.

这种满足之所以重要而有价值是因为，根据Richards的观点，我们的需求-,如果没有被和谐地组织起来,形成一个综合体-,它们会将我们粉碎。

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