The Philosophical Foundations of Social WorkOrganized around five basic areas of inquiry--political philosophy, moral philosophy, logic, epistemology, and aesthetics--this book examines critical issues in social work such as ethics, the allocation of limited resources, and the role of government in social welfare. |
Contents
Political Philosophy | 1 |
PHILOSOPHICAL UNDERPINNINGS | 2 |
THE EMERGENCE OF THE WELFARE STATE | 9 |
IDEOLOGICAL CONCEPTIONS OF THE WELFARE STATE | 14 |
THE LIMITS OF GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION | 19 |
PUBLIC AND PRIVATESECTOR RESPONSIBILITY | 21 |
DISTRIBUTIVE JUSTICE | 25 |
WELFARE AND RIGHTS | 30 |
LOGICAL FALLACIES IN SOCIAL WORK | 98 |
LOGIC AND LANGUAGE | 111 |
THE ROLE OF DEFINITIONS | 114 |
LOGIC AND PRACTICE | 118 |
Epistemology | 119 |
THE NATURE OF THE DEBATE | 120 |
THE PHILOSOPHICAL CONTEXT | 122 |
THE EMERGENCE OF EMPIRICISM | 125 |
IN PURSUIT OF THE COMMON GOOD AND THE PUBLIC INTEREST | 34 |
Moral Philosophy | 39 |
THE NATURE OF ETHICS | 42 |
THE AUTHORITATIVE QUESTION | 46 |
THE DISTRIBUTIVE QUESTION | 49 |
THE SUBSTANTIVE QUESTION | 65 |
THE DUTY TO AID | 74 |
THE RELEVANCE OF ETHICS | 76 |
ETHICS AND VIRTUE | 80 |
Logic | 83 |
THE RUDIMENTS OF LOGIC | 85 |
MORE ON DEDUCTION | 88 |
VALID ARGUMENTS IN SOCIAL WORK | 91 |
THE RELEVANCE OF SYLLOGISMS | 92 |
SOCIAL WORK AND POSITIVISM | 127 |
THE RELEVANCE OF POSITIVISM | 135 |
TOWARD A MODEL OF KNOWLEDGE | 144 |
Aesthetics | 155 |
THE NATURE OF AESTHETICS | 159 |
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS | 163 |
CRITICISM AND EVALUATION IN SOCIAL WORK | 168 |
THE SOCIAL WORKER AS ARTIST | 182 |
SOCIAL WORK AS ART AND SCIENCE | 189 |
The Place of Philosophy in Social Work | 195 |
References | 201 |
| 215 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
action aesthetic affirming the consequent agency analysis applied ethics approach argue argument artistic assessment assumptions beauty behavior casework century claim clients complex concepts concerning conclusion creative criteria criticism David Hume debate definition denying the antecedent determine distributive justice duty economic effective empirical empiricism enhance equality evaluation example experience factors fallacy Fischer Heineman Pieper's human important individuals intervention involved issues J. J. C. Smart judgments knowledge logical logical empiricism ment mental metaethics methods moral nature Normative ethics object observer outcome particular perspective philosophical Pieper Plato political poor positivism poverty practitioners premises prima facie duties principle problems profession professional programs questions relevant respect responsibility result scientific Siporin skills Social Service Review social welfare social work practice social work research social workers society statements syllogism theory tion tive understanding utilitarianism valid work's wrong