Thinking on Housing - Words, Memories, Use

If we do stop to think on housing, what do we see? What is housing and what does it do? These seem deceptively simple questions but they are often left unanswered. These essays explore the idea of housing as a thing we can and do use.

List of contents

Preface
1. Thinking on housing
2. Housing is
3. Care-full use
4. Misuse
5. The consequences of use
6. What housing does
A note on sources

About the author

Peter King is a writer and thinker on housing issues. He has consistently used philosophical concepts to draw out the meaning of housing. He is the author of 20 books including A Social Philosophy of Housing (2003), Private Dwelling (2004) and The Principles of Housing (2016). Peter is currently Reader in Social Thought at De Montfort University.

Summary

If we do stop to think on housing, what do we see? What is housing and what does it do? These seem deceptively simple questions but they are often left unanswered. These essays explore the idea of housing as a thing we can and do use.

Product details

• Authors: Peter King, Peter (De Montfort University King, Peter (De Montfort University Uk) King
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.02.2017
• EAN: 9781138293847
• ISBN: 978-1-138-29384-7
• No. of pages: 58
• Series: Routledge Focus on Housing and Philosophy; Routledge Focus on Housing and Philosophy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous; Social Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Poverty & Homelessness, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory, Housing & homelessness, Housing and homelessness