The Right to Know What We Consume

Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz insisted that knowledge is the foundation of human dignity and freedom. Applied to ethical consumption, this principle demands radical transparency: we have the right to understand the origins, labor conditions, and environmental impact of everything we purchase. Like Sor Juana's defense of women's intellectual access, consumers deserve unobstructed information to make decisions aligned with their values. This concept reframes ethical consumption not as luxury or moral performance, but as a basic right to knowledge. When corporations obscure supply chains or greenwash products, they deny us intellectual agency. Transparent labeling, traceability systems, and corporate accountability become tools for reclaiming that agency. Sor Juana's legacy teaches us that ignorance is never neutral—it serves power. Therefore, demanding to know what we consume is both an ethical practice and an act of intellectual justice.