One of the most difficult challenges that can face human beings is mental illness, particularly schizophrenia.. Here is a powerful talk by USC Law Professor Elyn Saks about those challenges.http://weblaw.usc.edu/centers/saks/Elyn is the director of the Saks Institute, and a 2009 recipient of the so-called "genius grant" from the MacArthur Foundation. Professor Saks recently published The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness, a memoir about her struggles and successes with schizophrenia.

Cathleen Kaveny is the Darald and Juliet Libby Professor in the Theology Department and Law School at Boston College.

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