Contents -- Introduction: The Importance of a Philosophy for Social Work -- PART ONE: EDUARD C. LINDEMAN: THE MAN IN HIS TIME -- 1. The Formative Years of Lindeman's Life -- 2. Teacher at the New York School of Social Work -- 3. Social Action and Curriculum Planning -- 4. The Problems of World War II and Its Aftermath -- PART TWO: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PHILOSOPHY -- 5. Social Work's Goals and Values in Historical Perspective -- 6. 1920 to 1930: Community Processes and the Individual's Role in Them -- 7. 1930 to 1940: The Development of Social Group Work, Social Research, and Welfare Planning -- 8. 1940 to 1953: Democratic Propositions and Social Work Methods -- PART THREE: A THEORY OF SOCIAL WORK -- 9. Integration of Value, Method, and Knowledge -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.