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Single Idea 1910

[catalogued under 13. Knowledge Criteria / E. Relativism / 4. Cultural relativism]

Full Idea

It is a shameful thing with us for men to wear earrings, but among some of the barbarians, such as the Syrians, it is a token of nobility.

Gist of Idea

With us it is shameful for men to wear earrings, but among Syrians it is considered noble

Source

Sextus Empiricus (Outlines of Pyrrhonism [c.180], III.203)

Book Reference

Sextus Empiricus: 'Outlines of Pyrrhonism', ed/tr. Bury,R.G. [Prometheus 1990], p.257