The right to own one's ideas and creative work as an extension of self-determination and bodily autonomy in libertarian justice.
Sor Juana's prolific writing—poetry, drama, theological essays—embodied her claim to intellectual property as inseparable from her freedom. In libertarian justice, intellectual property protects the fruits of one's labor and mind, ensuring creators retain control over their work. Sor Juana's defiant assertion of her right to study, write, and publish despite institutional pressure models how intellectual ownership becomes a form of liberty. This concept recognizes that freedom of thought requires freedom to profit from and control one's ideas. Applied today, it grounds debates over copyright, patent rights, and digital ownership in the principle that your mind's output belongs to you, not to state or collective authority.
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