Aristotelian gnoseology and work-based learning

Abstract

This chapter aims to give an account of Aristotle's theory of knowledge and to associate the version of the theory-practice relation that this account offers with work-based learning. To this end, a critical discussion of the reception of some Aristotelian ideas within the work-based learning context is followed by a deployment of Aristotelian ways of knowing and some comments on the subjectivity of the phronimos that can be cultivated in on-the-job and off-the-job settings. It is argued that a more comprehensive account of epistemology through gnoseology, one that acknowledges the relation of time and schooling, accommodates some WBL concerns and highlights the topicality and nuance of various modes of teaching and learning.