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We discuss a mass change that has its origin in the action of forces on an object. This phenomenon, well-known in the context of quantum field theory (mass renormalization), can be discussed systematically in both classical and quantum mechanics in a framework given by Stückelberg. We employ this framework to resolve an interesting conflict of opinions between Schopenhauer and Hegel in the mid-19th century. We show that Hegel, Kant, and Schopenhauer demonstrated remarkable prescience in their views as seen from a modern perspective.
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Horwitz, L.P., Belenkiy, A. Relativistic Notion of Mass and a Resolution of a Conflict Between Schopenhauer and Hegel. Foundations of Physics 32, 963–979 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1016015514315
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