The Place of Knowledge in Social Work

Abstract

Social work is an ‘applied discipline’ in the sense that relevant knowledge acquired is for direct use in the pursuit of its objectives. The application of knowledge is, however, obviously far from being a mechanistic or simple process. As Stevenson reminds us,1 knowledge is not synonymous with understanding or truth. The definition of wisdom by Socrates as ‘knowledge of what it is one does not know’ is echoed in modern times by Popper’s assertion that our ignorance grows with our knowledge.

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