The principle that restoring a harmer's capacity for reason and self-knowledge is as essential as addressing victim harm, grounded in Sor Juana's defense of the intellectual life.
Sor Juana's relentless pursuit of knowledge and her defense of women's right to intellectual engagement offer a radical restorative vision: harm arises partly from stunted consciousness and denied dignity. Rather than purely punitive approaches that cage bodies, restorative justice rooted in intellectual dignity seeks to awaken the harmer's capacity for reflection, empathy, and self-examination. Sor Juana's own struggles against institutional silencing reveal how societies perpetuate harm by denying people access to learning and self-understanding. A restorative framework informed by her legacy invites harmers into genuine intellectual and moral development, treating them as capable of transformation through engagement with ideas, dialogue, and the recovery of their own suppressed humanity. This reframes accountability not as mere suffering but as restoration of full personhood.
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