Knowledge as Liberation and Property

Sor Juana's entire life was a demonstration that knowledge liberates—and that denying someone knowledge is a form of bondage. In the context of libertarian justice, education and information are not merely goods to be distributed by the state; they are prerequisites for exercising property rights and freedom itself. You cannot negotiate fairly, make rational decisions, or defend your interests without knowledge. Sor Juana fought for women's right to learn because ignorance is imposed servitude. She understood that restricting women's access to books, languages, and ideas was a mechanism of control. This concept reframes education not as a welfare right but as foundational to self-determination. Knowledge is property in the sense that it is yours to acquire and use; denying it denies your personhood. Applied to libertarian justice, this means opposing both state monopoly on education and private monopolies on information that prevent the spread of understanding necessary for freedom.