▁theory ▁of ▁multiple ▁intellig ences , ▁where ▁learning ▁is ▁seen ▁as ▁the ▁interaction ▁between ▁do z ens ▁of ▁different ▁functional ▁areas ▁in ▁the ▁brain ▁each ▁with ▁their ▁own ▁individual ▁strength s ▁and ▁weak ness es ▁in ▁any ▁particular ▁human ▁lear ner , ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁proposed , ▁but ▁empir ical ▁research ▁has ▁found ▁the ▁theory ▁to ▁be ▁un supported ▁by ▁evidence . ▁ ▁Edu c ational ▁philosophy ▁ ▁Class ical ▁the or ists ▁ ▁Pl ato ▁ ▁Pl ato ▁( 4 2 8 ▁BC – 3 4 7 ▁BC ) ▁proposed ▁the ▁question : ▁How ▁does ▁an ▁individual ▁learn ▁something ▁new ▁when ▁the ▁topic ▁is ▁brand ▁new ▁to ▁that ▁person ? ▁ ▁This ▁question ▁may ▁seem ▁trivial ; ▁however , ▁think ▁of ▁a ▁human ▁like ▁a ▁computer . ▁ ▁The ▁question ▁would ▁then ▁become : ▁How ▁does ▁a ▁computer ▁take ▁in ▁any ▁fact ual ▁information ▁without ▁previous ▁programming ? ▁ ▁Pl ato ▁answered ▁his ▁own ▁question ▁by ▁stating ▁that ▁knowledge ▁is ▁present ▁at ▁birth ▁and ▁all ▁information ▁learned ▁by ▁a ▁person ▁is ▁merely ▁a ▁re collection ▁of ▁something ▁the ▁soul ▁has ▁already ▁learned ▁previously , ▁which ▁is ▁called ▁the ▁Theory ▁of ▁Rec ol lection ▁or ▁Plat onic ▁ep ist em ology . ▁ ▁This ▁answer ▁could ▁be ▁further ▁just ified ▁by ▁a ▁par ado x : ▁If ▁a ▁person ▁knows ▁something , ▁they ▁don ' t ▁need ▁to ▁question ▁it , ▁and ▁if ▁a ▁person ▁does ▁not ▁know ▁something , ▁they ▁don ' t ▁know ▁to ▁question ▁it . ▁ ▁Pl ato ▁says