Stijn de Beer

Add friend
Sign in to Goodreads to learn more about Stijn.


The Divine Comedy
Stijn de Beer is currently reading
bookshelves: currently-reading
Rate this book
Clear rating

 
Getrouwd met de p...
Rate this book
Clear rating

 
De kleine Johannes
Rate this book
Clear rating

 
See all 5 books that Stijn is reading…
Loading...
Jordan B. Peterson
“I don't think that you have any insight whatsoever into your capacity for good until you have some well-developed insight into your capacity for evil.”
Jordan B. Peterson

Fyodor Dostoevsky
“It is better to be unhappy and know the worst, than to be happy in a fool's paradise.”
Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Idiot

Augustine of Hippo
“The truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself.”
Augustine of Hippo

Thomas Mann
“Laughter is a sunbeam of the soul.”
Thomas Mann, The Magic Mountain

Augustine of Hippo
“The measure of love is to love without measure.”
Augustine of Hippo

205891 Reading the Church Fathers — 330 members — last activity Jan 02, 2025 09:30PM
There is an immense library of Christian philosophy, theology, history, apologetics, biblical commentary, and devotion written in the first seven cent ...more
137714 Political Philosophy and Ethics — 6408 members — last activity Apr 20, 2026 09:48PM
Study and discussion of the important questions of ethical and political philosophy from Confucius and Socrates to the present. Rules (see also the ...more
19860 Classics and the Western Canon — 4959 members — last activity 3 hours, 49 min ago
This is a group to read and discuss those books generally referred to as “the classics” or “the Western canon.” Books which have shaped Western though ...more
1035419 #ClassicsCommunity 2021 Reading Challenge — 2683 members — last activity Aug 20, 2025 03:13PM
In 2021, I'm hosting a year-long readathon where I - and hopefully you! - will be reading as many classics as possible. The #ClassicsCommunity is an ...more
22225 Book Buying Addicts Anonymous — 3310 members — last activity Dec 12, 2025 09:39AM
All are welcome, but this group is meant for those who not only love to read, but those who also love to buy their books to read as well as those who ...more
More of Stijn’s groups…
year in books
Bernd M...
521 books | 30 friends

Max Ber...
1,724 books | 699 friends

Floris ...
511 books | 23 friends

Jorden ...
827 books | 24 friends

Ardjan ...
266 books | 20 friends

Mark Ko...
315 books | 62 friends

Gijs Hu...
482 books | 89 friends

Joy Dij...
197 books | 27 friends

More friends…
De donkere kamer van Damokles by Willem Frederik Hermans
Dutch Literary Canon
123 books — 93 voters
On Liberty by John Stuart Mill
BEST BOOKS FOR LAW STUDENTS
252 books — 179 voters

More…

Favorite Genres



Polls voted on by Stijn

Lists liked by Stijn