Richard Lewis Nettleship
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Richard Lewis Nettleship (17 December 1846 - 25 August 1892), English
philosopher, youngest brother of Henry Nettleship
, was educated at Uppingham
and Balliol College, Oxford
, where he held a scholarship.
He won the Hertford scholarship, the Ireland, the Gaisford Prize
for Greek verse, a Craven scholarship and the Arnold prize, but took only a second class in Literae Humaniores
. He became fellow and tutor of his college and succeeded to the work of TH Green
(1836–82), whose writings he edited with a memoir (three volumes, London : Longmans, Green & Co.,1885-8) He left an unfinished work on Plato
, part of which was published after his death, together with his lectures on logic
and some essays. His notable - long, brilliant and profound - essay, 'The Theory of Education in the Republic of Plato', was published in Hellenica, ed. Evelyn Abbott, (London : Longmans, Green & Co., 1st ed., 1880) : 70-165.
His thought was idealistic, embodying elements of Hegelianism but also, in its account of the Platonic Forms (eide, idiai), markedly influenced by a particular reading of the Kantian categories (D.A. Rees, The Republic of Plato, ed. James Adam, Cambridge : CUP, 1965/ 1902), I : xxv). His literary style was excellent; and he influenced his students' thinking considerably. Many saw him as a model and example of philosophical honest and persistent philosophical inquiry. This did not prevent the undergraduates of Balliol from a gentle parody in the 1880 Masque of Balliol :
Roughly, so to say, you know,
I am N-TTL-SH-P or so;
You are gated after Hall,
That's all. I mean that's nearly all.
The inchoateness of Nettleship's philosophical thinking is more apparent in the Philosophical Remains (The Philosophical Remains of Richard Lewis Nettleship, ed. A.C. Bradley, London : Macmillan, 1897, 2nd ed., 1901) than in the separate volume of lectures on Plato's Republic
(Lectures on the Republic of Plato, ed. Lord Charnwood,London : Macmillan, 1897, 2nd ed., 1901). From that volume a definite view of the aims, limits and scope of Plato's text emerges clearly. Few historians of philosophy would now accept, however, Nettleship's view of the analogy of the Line (509e-511c, 534a)
as involving throughout a temporal progression (see R.C. Cross and A.D. Woozley, Plato's Republic : A Philosophical Commentary, London : Macmillan, 1964).
He was fond of music and outdoor sports, and rowed in his college boat. He died on 25 August 1892, from the effects of exposure
on Mont Blanc
, and was buried at Chamonix
.
England
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philosopher, youngest brother of Henry Nettleship
Henry Nettleship
Henry Nettleship was an English classical scholar.Nettleship was born at Kettering, and was educated at Lancing College, Durham School and Charterhouse schools, and Corpus Christi College, Oxford. In 1861, he was elected to a fellowship at Lincoln, which he vacated on his marriage in 1870...
, was educated at Uppingham
Uppingham School
Uppingham School is a co-educational independent school of the English public school tradition, situated in the small town of Uppingham in Rutland, England...
and Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College , founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England but founded by a family with strong Scottish connections....
, where he held a scholarship.
He won the Hertford scholarship, the Ireland, the Gaisford Prize
Gaisford Prize
The Gaisford Prize is a prize in the University of Oxford, founded in 1855 in memory of Dr Thomas Gaisford . For most of its history, the prize was awarded for Classical Greek Verse and Prose...
for Greek verse, a Craven scholarship and the Arnold prize, but took only a second class in Literae Humaniores
Literae Humaniores
Literae Humaniores is the name given to an undergraduate course focused on Classics at Oxford and some other universities.The Latin name means literally "more humane letters", but is perhaps better rendered as "Advanced Studies", since humaniores has the sense of "more refined" or "more learned",...
. He became fellow and tutor of his college and succeeded to the work of TH Green
Thomas Hill Green
Thomas Hill Green was an English philosopher, political radical and temperance reformer, and a member of the British idealism movement. Like all the British idealists, Green was influenced by the metaphysical historicism of G.W.F. Hegel...
(1836–82), whose writings he edited with a memoir (three volumes, London : Longmans, Green & Co.,1885-8) He left an unfinished work on Plato
Plato
Plato , was a Classical Greek philosopher, mathematician, student of Socrates, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. Along with his mentor, Socrates, and his student, Aristotle, Plato helped to lay the...
, part of which was published after his death, together with his lectures on logic
Logic
In philosophy, Logic is the formal systematic study of the principles of valid inference and correct reasoning. Logic is used in most intellectual activities, but is studied primarily in the disciplines of philosophy, mathematics, semantics, and computer science...
and some essays. His notable - long, brilliant and profound - essay, 'The Theory of Education in the Republic of Plato', was published in Hellenica, ed. Evelyn Abbott, (London : Longmans, Green & Co., 1st ed., 1880) : 70-165.
His thought was idealistic, embodying elements of Hegelianism but also, in its account of the Platonic Forms (eide, idiai), markedly influenced by a particular reading of the Kantian categories (D.A. Rees, The Republic of Plato, ed. James Adam, Cambridge : CUP, 1965/ 1902), I : xxv). His literary style was excellent; and he influenced his students' thinking considerably. Many saw him as a model and example of philosophical honest and persistent philosophical inquiry. This did not prevent the undergraduates of Balliol from a gentle parody in the 1880 Masque of Balliol :
Roughly, so to say, you know,
I am N-TTL-SH-P or so;
You are gated after Hall,
That's all. I mean that's nearly all.
The inchoateness of Nettleship's philosophical thinking is more apparent in the Philosophical Remains (The Philosophical Remains of Richard Lewis Nettleship, ed. A.C. Bradley, London : Macmillan, 1897, 2nd ed., 1901) than in the separate volume of lectures on Plato's Republic
Republic
A republic is a form of government in which the people, or some significant portion of them, have supreme control over the government and where offices of state are elected or chosen by elected people. In modern times, a common simplified definition of a republic is a government where the head of...
(Lectures on the Republic of Plato, ed. Lord Charnwood,London : Macmillan, 1897, 2nd ed., 1901). From that volume a definite view of the aims, limits and scope of Plato's text emerges clearly. Few historians of philosophy would now accept, however, Nettleship's view of the analogy of the Line (509e-511c, 534a)
as involving throughout a temporal progression (see R.C. Cross and A.D. Woozley, Plato's Republic : A Philosophical Commentary, London : Macmillan, 1964).
He was fond of music and outdoor sports, and rowed in his college boat. He died on 25 August 1892, from the effects of exposure
Hypothermia
Hypothermia is a condition in which core temperature drops below the required temperature for normal metabolism and body functions which is defined as . Body temperature is usually maintained near a constant level of through biologic homeostasis or thermoregulation...
on Mont Blanc
Mont Blanc
Mont Blanc or Monte Bianco , meaning "White Mountain", is the highest mountain in the Alps, Western Europe and the European Union. It rises above sea level and is ranked 11th in the world in topographic prominence...
, and was buried at Chamonix
Chamonix
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc or, more commonly, Chamonix is a commune in the Haute-Savoie département in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It was the site of the 1924 Winter Olympics, the first Winter Olympics...
.