Costanza Coloni

I am a PhD candidate in History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge (Supervisor: Prof. Hasok Chang). Previously, I completed a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Philosophy at the University of Bologna, with periods of study abroad at LMU Munich (Erasmus Project) and Bielefeld University.

My research, which will be co-funded by the AHRC DTP and Newnham College, aims to investigate the concepts of approximate truth and other truth surrogates. In particular, I will take into account the role of approximate truth within the classical debate on scientific realism and explore the significance of other truth surrogates (e.g., being “true enough”) outside of realism. Drawing from these different philosophical perspectives, I will discuss the relationship between approximation and truth in science.