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Lani Watson on the Power of Questions

What is a question? It seems obvious, but perhaps it isn't. Lani Watson has just published a book on the topic. She thinks that true questions can be identified by their function, not by their form. She explains what she means by this and why questions matter so much in philosophy and elsehwere.

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Okafor, A. [@amaraokafor]. (2026, August 22). Lani Watson on the Power of Questions [Audio podcast episode]. In Philosophy Bites. CIT.ED. https://cit.education/p/3b655119-3317-4680-ad68-0cf26c265133

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Okafor, A. [@amaraokafor] (2026) ‘Lani Watson on the Power of Questions’, Philosophy Bites [Podcast]. CIT.ED, 22 August. Available at: https://cit.education/p/3b655119-3317-4680-ad68-0cf26c265133 (Accessed: 3 November 2026).

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Okafor, Amara [@amaraokafor]. “Lani Watson on the Power of Questions.” Philosophy Bites, CIT.ED, 22 Aug. 2026, cit.education/p/3b655119-3317-4680-ad68-0cf26c265133.

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Okafor, Amara (@amaraokafor). 2026. “Lani Watson on the Power of Questions.” Philosophy Bites. CIT.ED podcast episode, August 22, 2026. https://cit.education/p/3b655119-3317-4680-ad68-0cf26c265133.

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Okafor A. Lani Watson on the Power of Questions [podcast episode on the Internet]. Philosophy Bites. CIT.ED; 2026 Aug 22 [cited 2026 Nov 3]. Available from: https://cit.education/p/3b655119-3317-4680-ad68-0cf26c265133

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