Our tendency to wonder for "why" life is as it is and what is its "purpose" is often considered to be among the most "noble" features of humanity. This book is the first to provide a multidisciplinary account showing that while this propensity does play crucial functions such as help coping with death and a plethora of societal troubles, thus decreasing depression, it is also profoundly linked with some of the darker moments in our history, including atrocious wars, animal abuse, colonialism, slavery, misogyny, and racism.
