The Right to Knowledge About Products

Sor Juana championed the right to education and access to books as fundamental to human dignity and freedom. This principle extends to ethical consumption: people deserve complete information about labor conditions, environmental impacts, and ingredient sourcing. Without such knowledge, genuine choice becomes impossible, and human dignity is diminished. The consumer's right to know mirrors Sor Juana's insistence that ignorance is not virtue but a deprivation. Ethical consumption frameworks that obscure information or rely on consumer apathy violate this principle. By demanding transparency from manufacturers and retailers, we assert our right to make choices aligned with our values, reclaiming agency in a system designed to obscure uncomfortable truths.