Social Justice in Contemporary Housing : Applying Rawls’ Difference Principle (Paperback)

Chapter 1 ? Housing Studies, Philosophy, and PolicyThe epistemological foundations of housing studiesThe relationship between philosophy and policyApplied philosophyPolicy: homelessness and housing firstChapter 2 ? The Role of the Reasonable in Public JustificationIntroductionThe two moral powersThe use of reasonableness as a regulatory mechanismA political conception of justiceThe liberal principle of legitimacyApplying reasonableness to social policy: The ‘Bedroom Tax’Chapter 3 ? A Rawlsian Account of JusticeJustice as fairnessThe difference principleApplying the difference principleJustifying the use of the difference principleReflective equilibriumExtending the concept of reflective equilibriumChapter 4 ? Primary Goods: An Appropriate Metric?Criticisms of primary goodsAlternative metricsRevising primary goodsChapter 5 ? Self-Command and Basic JusticeSelf-respect as a primary goodSelf-command and social freedomThe revised metricChapter 6 ? Applying Philosophy to HousingThe modified testApplication to policyConclusionBibliography