Social Justice as Argument for Identical Housing

Hernan Alesia's claim that in the name of social justice every family must have an identical box — rebutted by Alexander's argument that uniqueness gives dignity.

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Claims (1)

claim

Each house must be different to give each family its dignity; identical mass-produced houses violate the individual life and dreams that underpin the living process
contradicts
The socially normative claim Alexander and the families made against Hernan Alesia's standardization demand.

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