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The Theory of Education in the Republic of Plato
Richard Lewis Nettleship was a teacher at Balliol College for 23 years, and died at age 46 in a mountain climbing accident in 1892. He spent his life as a student and teacher of philosophy, and there were few who could match his experience with Plato.
- GenresPhilosophy
152 pages, Paperback
First published September 28, 1968
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Richard Lewis Nettleship
39 books4 followersRichard Lewis Nettleship (17 December 1846 – 25 August 1892) was an English philosopher.
The youngest brother of Henry Nettleship, he 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.
Nettleship became fellow and tutor of his college and succeeded to the work of T. H. Green, whose writings he edited with a memoir. 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.
The youngest brother of Henry Nettleship, he 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.
Nettleship became fellow and tutor of his college and succeeded to the work of T. H. Green, whose writings he edited with a memoir. 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.
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