The Crisis of Man was a lecture which Albert Camus delivered at Columbia University on March 28, 1946. This lecture was given shortly after WW2 had taken place and it is extremely relevant to this certificate as it discusses of many social movements. The most important philosophical and social movement which is present in this speech is existentialism. Existentialism emphasizes the existence of the individual person as a free and responsible agent determining their development through any acts of the will.