The Explanatory Question: How does consciousness of the relevant sort come to exist? Is it a primitive aspect of reality, and if not how does (or could) consciousness in the relevant respect arise from or be caused by nonconscious entities or processes? The Functional Question: Why does consciousness of the
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Poilu is a warmly informal term for a French World War I infantryman, meaning, literally, hairy one. The term came into popular usage in France during the era of Napoleon Bonaparte and his massive citizen armies, though the term grognard was also common.
ramus. [rÄâ²mÉs] pl. rami. Etymology: L, branch. a small branchlike structure extending from a larger one or dividing into two or more parts, such as a branch of a nerve or artery or one of the rami of the blood vessel or nerve.amus (rÄÂ´mÉs) , n 1. a branch of an artery, nerve, or vein. In the. Basle Nomina Anatomica terminology, the term ramus is given to a primary division of a nerve or blood vessel.