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Full Idea
It would be a severe culinary misfortune if no distinction were drawn between garlic and onions, a distinction that is not reflected in scientific taxonomy.
Gist of Idea
Cooks, unlike scientists, distinguish garlic from onions
Source
John Dupré (The Disorder of Things [1993], 1)
Book Ref
Dupré,John: 'The Disorder of Things' [Harvard 1995], p.34
A Reaction
Not every persuasive. We distinguish some cows from others because they taste better, but no one thinks that is a serious way in which to classify cows.