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
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.
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