S/P/33. Authority and self-knowledge

In this paper I begin with a brief account of some reasons we have for trying to construct models of self-knowledge. These reasons include questions such as ‘Is there a fundamental asymmetry between first and third person knowledge? and if so ‘Where does this asymmetry lie and can it be identified/explained by a certain model? depending on the answer given to these questions, we can perhaps look towards supplying an answer to the a pivotal question, that is ‘do we have authority, agency, free will and moral responsibility?'. I then look at the model constructed by Richard Moran in 'Authority and Estrangement', and address problems raised by his theory. I then present my own view of self-knowledge and address those same problems raised against Moran.