The Right to Know What You Buy

Sor Juana championed the right to knowledge and questioned authority's gatekeeping of truth. Applied to ethical consumption, this principle asserts that informed choice requires full transparency about what we purchase: labor conditions, environmental impact, supply chain origins, and ingredient sourcing. Without this knowledge, consumers cannot exercise moral agency. Sor Juana's fight for intellectual access parallels modern demands for corporate transparency and product labeling. She would recognize that ethical consumption begins with dismantling information asymmetries that leave consumers blind. When corporations hide supply chain realities or use obscure marketing language, they deny consumers the intellectual foundation needed for just choices. The right to know transforms consumption from passive acceptance into active, knowing participation in economic systems.