Who Was Alive

Were Aristippus and Aristotle alive at the same time?

Yes. Aristippus and Aristotle were alive at the same time, from 384 BC to 366–355 BC.

Aristippus

Aristippus

Greek philosopher

Born c. 435 BC · died 366–355 BC

Aristotle

Aristotle

Greek philosopher

Born 384 BC · died 322 BC, aged 61 or 62

  1. Sophocles, c. 496 – c. 406 BC
  2. Herodotus, c. 484 – c. 425 BC
  3. Socrates, c. 470 – 399 BC
  4. Hippocrates, c. 460 – c. 370 BC
  5. Aristippus, c. 435 – c. 360 BC
  6. Diogenes, c. 400 – c. 323 BC
  7. Aristotle, 384–322 BC
  8. Chanakya, 375–283 BC
  9. Alexander the Great, 356–323 BC
  10. Epicurus, 342–270 BC

Aristippus and Aristotle in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Aristippus and Aristotle were born

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