AbstractThe laughter of Alexander, the unvanquished hero, is a wordless message, a sign of his mastery and intelligent force, a sign of his art in deciphering signs. Alexander's laughter signifies that true force scorns force, just as true eloquence scorns eloquence. Intelligence turns force into a dynamic and laughing force and laughter thus becomes a fundamental capacity of force in order to better conceive the phenomenon of life and survival. It is true ritual laughter, “theurgic” laughter. The laughter of Alexander in India was perhaps the laughter of a holy man as defined by the sage Yang Xiong.

Research Article| March 01 2011 Maintaining the World's Architecture Dominique de Courcelles Dominique de Courcelles Centre national de la recherche scientifique, Centre d'études en rhétorique, philosophie, et histoire des idées, Ecole normale, supérieure des lettres et sciences humaines de Lyon Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Philosophy & Rhetoric (2011) 44 (1): 72–78. https://doi.org/10.5325/philrhet.44.1.0072 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Dominique de Courcelles; Maintaining the World's Architecture. Philosophy & Rhetoric 1 March 2011; 44 (1): 72–78. doi: https://doi.org/10.5325/philrhet.44.1.0072 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectivePenn State University PressPhilosophy & Rhetoric Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. Copyright © 2011 by The Pennsylvania State University. All rights reserved.2011The Pennsylvania State University Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

Research Article| January 01 2005 Managing the World: The Development of Jus Gentium by the Theologians of Salamanca in the Sixteenth Century Dominique de Courcelles Dominique de Courcelles Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Philosophy & Rhetoric (2005) 38 (1): 1–15. https://doi.org/10.2307/40238198 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation Dominique de Courcelles; Managing the World: The Development of Jus Gentium by the Theologians of Salamanca in the Sixteenth Century. Philosophy & Rhetoric 1 January 2005; 38 (1): 1–15. doi: https://doi.org/10.2307/40238198 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectivePenn State University PressPhilosophy & Rhetoric Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. Copyright © 2004 The Pennsylvania State University2004The Pennsylvania State University Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.