why me wrote:hedonism is the seeking after pleasure for the sake of pleasure. It usually implies a mindlessness in this regard. A hedonist can be selfish if he or she seeks after such pleasure at the expense of others. Also, a hedonist usually seeks to satisfy the carnal aspects of his or her senses for the sake of self gratification. Hedonism is this sense is in common usage in religious circles when such words are presented.
For Satan, the desire and the seeking after the satisfication of pleasure for pleasure sake is a common ploy to destroy lives. It can imply lust and selfishness. It is also a signal that the 'I' has become the most important word for the hedonist.
Hedonism has gotten a bad reputation based on the core ideals that the Epicureans first practiced it with. It is a simple idea: seeking pleasure and avoiding pain. It's actually the natural thing that everyone does, but the negative connotation comes from the simplicity of the doctrine. A hedonist--in the most primitive sense--seeks pleasure and avoids pain without consideration to others or to future repercussions. Utilitarianism, on the other hand--hedonism's mature big brother, takes into account both future consequences and effects to other people. So, in this more refined and clearer definition of hedonism, man seeks to the greatest amount of pleasure over pain, with considerations of others and future circumstances.