2007-06-25 16:24:11 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
If you are happy in the long run being a sycophant (the closest word I could find) then it is not wrong.
2007-06-25 16:30:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say if you flatter others in an unauthentic way, then you are morally wrong because there is a falseness to your actions. However, if in being a sycophant, you tell them not only what they want to hear but also what you authentically think about them, then you are justified and not wrong.
2007-06-26 00:46:38 · answer #2 · answered by Think 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's a big difference between being humble and being a sicko-fant. Being humble is allowing others to be themselves by being open, honest, and unassuming; being a sicko-fant is trying to get something from others by pretending to be humble. Being humble doesn't mean giving up on thinking for yourself.
2007-06-26 00:33:28 · answer #3 · answered by megalomaniac 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
there's nothing wrong with being a synchronized elephant! i dont really know what a syncophant is
2007-06-26 00:27:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as you remain humble and put your knowledge in the service of humanity, no.
2007-06-25 23:40:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No,
maybe annoying and jerk-ish but not wrong.
~Toll Booth Willy
2007-06-25 23:37:04 · answer #6 · answered by Toll Booth Willy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I f you are a self-seeker, the answers you find, might serve your purpose, but not necessarily others!
2007-06-29 22:28:32 · answer #7 · answered by jaded 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋