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A philosopher is someone who practices philosophy , which involves rational inquiry into areas that are outside of either theology or science . The term " philosopher " comes from the Ancient ___MASK100___ (" philosophos ") meaning " lover of wisdom ". The coining of the term has been attributed to the ___MASK100___ thinker Pythagoras ( 6th century BC ). East Flanders ( ___MASK43___ : " Oost - Vlaanderen " , ) is a province of Flanders , one of the three regions of Belgium . It borders ( clockwise from the North ) on Zeelandic Flanders ( the Netherlands ) and ( in Belgium ) on the provinces of Antwerp , Flemish Brabant ( both in Flanders ), of Hainaut ( Wallonia ) and of West Flanders ( Flanders ). It has an area of 2 , 991 km² which is divided into six administrative districts (" arrondissementen " in ___MASK43___ ) containing 65 municipalities . The provincial population is 1 , 408 , 484 and the capital is Ghent . Philosophy ( from ___MASK100___ , " philosophia ", literally " love of wisdom ") is the study of general and fundamental problems concerning matters such as existence , knowledge , values , reason , mind , and language . The term was probably coined by Pythagoras ( c . 570  c . 495 BC ). Philosophical methods include questioning , critical discussion , rational argument and systematic presentation . Classic philosophical questions include : Is it possible to know anything and to prove it ? What is most real ? However , philosophers might also pose more practical and concrete questions such as : Is there a best way to live ? Is it better to be just or unjust ( if one can get away with it )? Do humans have free will ? Sint - Maria - Oudenhove is a village in the Denderstreek and in the ___MASK1___ Ardennes , the hilly southern part of the province of East Flanders , Belgium . Flanders is the ___MASK43___ - speaking northern portion of Belgium , although there are several overlapping definitions , including ones related to culture , language , politics and history . It is one of the communities , regions and language areas of Belgium . The demonym associated with Flanders is Fleming , while the corresponding adjective is Flemish . The official capital of Flanders is Brussels , although Brussels itself has an independent regional government , and the government of Flanders only oversees some cultural aspects of Brussels life . The " Katholieke Universiteit Brussel " ( ___MASK41___ : Catholic University of Brussels ) was a Flemish university located in Brussels , founded in 1969 as " University Faculties St Aloysius " ( UFSAL ), in many ways the equivalent of a liberal arts college . Teaching was primarily in ___MASK43___ . It became a university in the early 1990s . It only ever awarded basic undergraduate degrees , which in the older Belgian system of a four - year licenciate meant students had to go on to other universities to complete their courses of study . Pythagoras of Samos ( or simply ;  in Ionian ___MASK100___ ) was an Ionian ___MASK100___ philosopher , mathematician , and the putative founder of the movement called Pythagoreanism . Most of the information about Pythagoras was written down centuries after he lived , so very little reliable information is known about him . He was born on the island of Samos , and travelled , visiting Egypt and Greece , and maybe India . Around 530 BC , he moved to Croton , in Magna Graecia , and there established some kind of school or guild . In 520 BC , he returned to Samos . Sint - Goriks - Oudenhove is situated in the municipality of Zottegem . It is located in the ___MASK1___ Ardennes , the hilly southern part of the province of East Flanders , Belgium . Its name refers to Saint Gaugericus (" En . Saint Gery "), bishop of Cambrai during the 7th century . Brussels , officially the Brussels - Capital Region , is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities , including the City of Brussels which is the capital of Belgium . The Brussels - Capital Region is a part of both the ___MASK17___ Community of Belgium and the Flemish Community , but is separate from the region of Flanders ( in which it forms an enclave ) or Wallonia . The region has a population of 1 . 2 million and a metropolitan area with a population of over 1 . 8 million , the largest in Belgium . A municipality is usually a single urban administrative division having corporate status and powers of self - government or jurisdiction as granted by national and state laws , to which it is subordinate . It is to be distinguished from the county , which may encompass rural territory and / or numerous small communities such as towns , villages and hamlets . The term " municipality " may also mean the governing or ruling body of a given municipality . A municipality is a general - purpose administrative subdivision , as opposed to a special - purpose district . The term is derived from ___MASK17___ " municipalité " and ___MASK38___ " municipalis ". Patricia De Martelaere ( 16 April 1957 -- 4 March 2009 ) was a ___MASK1___ philosopher , professor , author , and essayist . Born in Zottegem , Belgium , her full name was Patricia Marie Madeleine Godelieve . She was graduated in philosophy at the Catholic University of Leuven and then taught and lectured there and at the Catholic University of Brussels . She died in Wezemaal on 4 March 2009 at the age of 51 from complications of a brain tumor . Zottegem is a municipality located in Belgium and more particularly in Flanders , in the province of East Flanders . The municipality comprises the town of Zottegem proper and the villages of Elene , Erwetegem , Godveerdegem , Grotenberge , Leeuwergem , Oombergen , Sint - Goriks - Oudenhove , Sint - Maria - Oudenhove , Strijpen and Velzeke - Ruddershove . On January 1 , 2006 , Zottegem had a total population of 24 , 548 . The total area is 56 . 66 km² which gives a population density of 433 inhabitants per km² .