Would many consider Arabs as the "inventors of the West" today? Why?

No, while Arabs have made important contributions to Western Culture, their contributions have not been the most important. The most important contributions to western culture come from the Ancient Classical World: Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, and from European contributions of the Middle Ages and the Modern Era.

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