Christos Yannaras

Christos Yannaras never left readers indifferent with his writings for Kathimerini; his editorials left no room for mild reactions. There were readers who were devoted to him and others who could not tolerate him. Some saw him as a prominent figure in a unique Greek-centric Enlightenment, while others regarded him as a proponent of obscurantism.

Relatives and friends are saying their last “goodbye” today to the professor-writer Christos Yannaras, who passed away on August 24, at the age of 89.

Greece is mourning influential philosopher, professor and author Christos Yannaras, who died on Saturday at the age of 89. Yannaras, who frequently lamented the decadent phenomena of Greek society and politics, famously said that "Greece is dead and we killed it." He was prolific in authoring essays on social and political themes, contributing to Kathimerini since 1993.

Christos Yannaras, one of the most popular contemporary Greek philosophy professors and authors, has passed away at the age of 89.

The news of his death was announced by his son via Facebook.

Christos Yannaras was a fellow of the German Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.