The four situations, A, A+, B-, and B of the
en:Mere Addition Paradox, illustrated as bars of different widths and heights with "water" between (in the case of A+ and B-), following Parfit's book _Reasons and Persons_, chapter 19.
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Illustration of Derek Parfit's Mere Addition Paradox
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The four situations, A, A+, B-, and B of the Mere Addition Paradox, illustrated as bars of different widths and heights with "water" between (in the case of A+ and B-), following Parfit's book _Reasons and Persons_, chapter 19.