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The Philosophical Foundations of Social Work
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English
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2022
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Social work rests on complex philosophical assumptions that should be central to practice, education, and training. Frederic G. Reamer explores how these issues bear on the purpose, methods, and perspectives of social work and their far-reaching implications. This second edition is revised and updated throughout to address contemporary challenges.
Author / Editor information
Frederic G. Reamer is professor at the School of Social Work at Rhode Island College. His recent Columbia University Press books include Boundary Issues and Dual Relationships in the Human Services (third edition, 2020), Social Work Values and Ethics (fifth edition, 2018), and On the Parole Board: Reflections on Crime, Punishment, Redemption, and Justice (2016).
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Edward J. Mullen, Columbia University:
Frederic G. Reamer has contributed to the development of social work’s ethical foundations, and in his revised edition of The Philosophical Foundations of Social Work, he extends his analysis to other pertinent branches of philosophy. By showing how each of these applies to social work, Reamer has made a unique and important contribution to social work scholarship.
Frederic G. Reamer has contributed to the development of social work’s ethical foundations, and in his revised edition of The Philosophical Foundations of Social Work, he extends his analysis to other pertinent branches of philosophy. By showing how each of these applies to social work, Reamer has made a unique and important contribution to social work scholarship.
Gautam N. Yadama, author of Fires, Fuel, and the Fate of 3 Billion: State of the Energy Impoverished:
Good action in social work practice and research is founded on moral and ethical considerations coupled with sound logic and skills. The Philosophical Foundations of Social Work is essential to understanding the centrality of moral and ethical underpinnings as on par with the technical and empirical factors in the decisions of social work researchers and practitioners.
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CONTENTS
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PREFACE
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Chapter One Political Philosophy
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Chapter Two Moral Philosophy
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Chapter Three Logic
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Chapter Four Epistemology
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Chapter Five Aesthetics
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Afterword
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NOTES
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REFERENCES
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INDEX
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September 6, 2022
eBook ISBN:
9780231555302
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eBook ISBN:
9780231555302
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