Paternalism is an attempt to influence individuals’ decisions for their own benefit, even if there are no third parties involved. This seems to contradict normative individualism, which provides the general orientation to our modern democracies. Soft or libertarian paternalism accepts the...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- I. Foundations -- 1 Historical Background -- 2 Mathematical Background -- II. Rationalizability on General Domains -- 3 Definitions of Rationalizability -- 4 Characterizations -- III. Rationalizability on Specific Domains -- 5 Domain Closedness Properties --...