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Modern hedonism was defined in 1789 by Jeremy Bentham in "An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation."

The basic premise of hedonism is that the human psyche and actions are ruled by pain or pleasure. If a person eats, it is to avoid the pain of hunger or to gain the pleasure of taste. If a person gives "sacrificially" to charity, it is to gain the internal pleasure of having helped. If a person painfully sacrifices certain pleasurable activities through religious belief, it is to avoid a perceived future pain of punishment or guilt.

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