ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the heart of the matter, and directly addresses the language of justice. The first image Father Byron discusses is that of the "plumb-line." He first notes that "the philosopher tends to deal with justice as a concept while the prophet treats justice as a command." The second image Father Byron reminds his readers of has its roots in the legend of Thomas More, or at least in Richard Bult's dramatization of that legend in A Man For All Seasons. The chapter offers the problem by contrasting the images of consistency, integrity, and impartiality with three images of care, and then interrelating them. It also offers the importance of care to the definition of justice with a few more images drawn from law, legal philosophy, American literature, current events, and a bit more science fiction.
