Remembered today primarily for his commentaries on Plato, R. L. Nettleship had an influence that extended well beyond the study of Greek philosophy. Although he published no major works expressing his own views during his lifetime, he made major contributions to the field of philosophy through his editing of Works of Thomas Hill Green (1885-1888) and the book-length memoir--republished separately in 1906--that introduces the collection. And, though they have been largely ignored by later writers, Nettleship's lectures on logic remain one of the most concise and accessible accounts of the theory of knowledge that came to dominate late-nineteenth-century British philosophy.

Richard Lewis Nettleship was born on 17 December 1846 in Kettering, Northamptonshire, to John Henry Nettleship, a solicitor, and Isabella Ann Hogg Nettleship. Reports conflict as to the size of the Nettleship family, but the best evidence indicates that Richard was the youngest of five brothers. The eldest, Henry, became...