Social justice in contemporary housing : applying Rawls' difference principle /: applying Rawls' difference principle. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Helen Taylor.
• Authors: Taylor, Helen, 1967-
• Contents: 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
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 363.55610941; Housing policy -- Great Britain; Social justice -- Great Britain
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781351046695; 9781351046701; 9781351046688; 9781351046718
• Related ISBNs: 9781138486072
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