In his theory of learning as recollection, Plato says that seeing objects in this world activates innate but latent knowledge of the Forms. This proposal anticipates the later 18^th century British concept of:

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Plato's proposal is similar to the concept of association of ideas, which was developed by philosophers like John Locke and David Hume in the 18th century. Association of ideas suggests that the mind associates certain ideas with others, based on repeated experiences or contiguity, and that recalling one idea can bring to mind related ideas.

In His Theory of Learning as Recollection, Plato Says That