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1. John Rawls loomed large in our discussion of social justice, and his views are targets of criticism by other philosophers such as Robert Nozick and Michael Sandel. Focus on either his two principles of justice, or his principle of public reasons (and in particular its restriction concerning the use of religious reasons), and consider either Nozick's criticisms of and alternative to the former, or Sandel's criticisms of and alternative to the latter (in this case you should also consider Nicholas Wolterstorff's criticisms). Given your selections, (1) explain Rawls's views and why he holds them; (2) explain the views of his opponent(s) and why he holds (they hold) those; then (3) evaluate the views, decide which is correct, and justify your decision (alternatively, explain why both are wrong).