Hegel invented the European figure of the Muslims for philosophy.

Evidence

If Kant invented Jewish law as sublime, and if Montesquieu invented despotism, theirs was undoubtedly a paving and a partaking of the ways. After them, though, it is no less undoubtedly Hegel who invented the Muslims. — Gil Anidjar, The Jew, the Arab, 649 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Hegel invented the figure of the Muslim as Europe’s enemy — Gil Anidjar, The Jew, the Arab: A History of the…, 649; Hegel’s philosophy fixed the modern image of Muslims as fatalistic and purposeless; Hegel’s paired treatment of Jews and Muslims shaped later theory — Gil Anidjar, The Jew, the Arab: A History of the…, 647 (+8 more)

Broader Connections

• Hegel invented the figure of the Muslim as Europe’s enemy #corroborates (0.96) — Gil Anidjar, The Jew, the Arab, 649