Lucia Raggetti

Lucia Raggetti is a Full Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Bologna. Her academic discipline focuses on PHIL-02/B History of Science and Technology. She leads the ERC Project UseFool, investigating the interplay between knowledge, utility, and deception in the manipulation of nature within the Arabo-Islamic tradition (9th–15th centuries). Her research explores medieval scientific thought, emphasizing the historical context of scientific practices and their philosophical underpinnings.

Her academic work bridges history of science, philosophy of technology, and cultural studies. The ERC Project UseFool represents a major research initiative funded through the European Research Council. She is affiliated with the Department of Philosophy at the University of Bologna, located at Via Zamboni 38, Bologna.

No scientific awards or grants are explicitly listed in the provided texts, though her ERC project indicates significant academic recognition. She currently holds regular office hours by appointment.