Helen Taylor

Social Justice in Contemporary Housing (eBook, PDF)

Applying Rawls' Difference Principle

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Produktbeschreibung

Philosophy is not usually seen as a guidance for modern housing policy but in this new book, Helen Taylor argues that there is something innovative about the application of philosophy to housing. The philosophical framework used within this book is John Rawls' conception of justice as fairness.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 114
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. September 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351046701
• Artikelnr.: 54262883

Autorenporträt

Helen Taylor is a lecturer in housing studies at Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK. She is Communications Officer for the Housing Studies Association, as well as a board member for housing sector organisations Newport City Homes and Cymorth Cymru, and sector publication Welsh Housing Quarterly.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 - Housing Studies, Philosophy, and Policy
The epistemological foundations of housing studies
The relationship between philosophy and policy
Applied philosophy
Policy: homelessness and housing first
Chapter 2 - The Role of the Reasonable in Public Justification
Introduction
The two moral powers
The use of reasonableness as a regulatory mechanism
A political conception of justice
The liberal principle of legitimacy
Applying reasonableness to social policy: The 'Bedroom Tax'
Chapter 3 - A Rawlsian Account of Justice
Justice as fairness
The difference principle
Applying the difference principle
Justifying the use of the difference principle
Reflective equilibrium
Extending the concept of reflective equilibrium
Chapter 4 - Primary Goods: An Appropriate Metric?
Criticisms of primary goods
Alternative metrics
Revising primary goods
Chapter 5 - Self-Command and Basic Justice
Self-respect as a primary good
Self-command and social freedom
The revised metric
Chapter 6 - Applying Philosophy to Housing
The modified test
Application to policy
Conclusion
Bibliography