Timothy M. Costelloe

Timothy M. Costelloe
Born1964 (age 61–62)
Education
EducationEmory University (PhD in Philosophy, 2001), Boston University (PhD in Sociology, 1996)
Philosophical work
Era21st-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
InstitutionsCollege of William & Mary
Main interestsAesthetics, philosophy of art, David Hume, British aesthetic tradition

Timothy M. Costelloe is an American philosopher and professor of philosophy at the College of William & Mary.[1] His research focuses on aesthetics, moral philosophy, and the philosophy of art in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, particularly the work of David Hume and the British aesthetic tradition.[2]

Books

  • Costelloe, Timothy M. Aesthetics and Morals in the Philosophy of David Hume. Routledge, 2007.[3]
  • Costelloe, Timothy M. The British Aesthetic Tradition: From Shaftesbury to Wittgenstein. Cambridge University Press, 2013.[4]
  • Costelloe, Timothy M. The Imagination in Hume’s Philosophy: The Canvas of the Mind. Edinburgh University Press, 2018.[5]
  • (ed.) Costelloe, Timothy M. The Sublime: From Antiquity to the Present. Cambridge University Press, 2012.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Timothy M. Costelloe". College of William & Mary. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  2. ^ "Faculty Profile – Timothy M. Costelloe". College of William & Mary. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  3. ^ Shelley, James (2010). "Review of Aesthetics and Morals in the Philosophy of David Hume". The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism. 68 (4): 411–413.
  4. ^ Kelley, Theresa M. "Review of The British Aesthetic Tradition: From Shaftesbury to Wittgenstein". Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  5. ^ Cottrell, Jonathan (2019). "Review of The Imagination in Hume's Philosophy: The Canvas of the Mind". Journal of the History of Philosophy. 57 (3): 559–560.
  6. ^ Cochrane, Tom (2013). "Review of The Sublime: From Antiquity to the Present". The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism. 71 (4): 390–392.