Aristotle · Zhuang Zhou Were Aristotle and Zhuang Zhou alive at the same time? Yes. Aristotle and Zhuang Zhou were alive at the same time, from c. 369 BC to 322 BC. AristotleGreek philosopherBorn 384 BC · died 322 BC, aged 61 or 62Zhuang ZhouChinese Taoist philosopherBorn c. 369 BC · died c. 288 BC HippocratesDiogenes of SinopeAristotleChanakyaZhuang ZhouAlexander the GreatEpicurusAshoka Aristotle and Zhuang Zhou in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.