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The concepts are related because Plato posits that knowledge originates from the soul's ability to recall truths from the 'kingdom of ideas' [1], and rationalist theories further link the origin of knowledge to principles inherent within the soul [2].

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Rationalism Vs. Empiricism 101: Which One is Right? - TheCollector thecollector.com The Collector 2 facts
claimRationalists, including Plato, Descartes, and Leibniz, base their theories on the origin of knowledge on the absolutization of the intellect and principles inherent in reason or the soul.
claimPlato argued that the source of knowledge is the soul's 'remembering' of its original residence in the 'kingdom of ideas,' where the power of reason is the ability to recall and recognize these ideas as general and necessary truths.