Asking Charles Tilly to express how he thought that good social science should work was an example of the branch of philosophy known as epistemology.
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Step 1: Understand that epistemology is the branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of knowledge, how it is acquired, and the criteria for determining what is considered to be true knowledge. Show more…
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