The Right to Know and Study

Sor Juana's defiant engagement with forbidden texts and scientific inquiry—despite convent restrictions—established the right to know as a basic liberty. She refused to accept institutional monopolies on learning, insisting that the mind's natural drive to understand must be honored. In libertarian justice, this concept protects the freedom to access, study, and question all information without state or institutional censorship. Sor Juana's tradition shows that property rights and freedom cannot exist where knowledge is controlled. Applied to modern contexts, this framework opposes book banning, educational monopolies, and information gatekeeping as violations of liberty. The right to study is not merely academic—it is the foundation upon which individuals can make informed choices about their own lives, property, and freedoms.