@article{ChouWang, author = {Chou, Xiaomin and Wang, Yongyi}, title = {Interpretation of Fromm's Ideas of Authority [读弗洛姆的权威理念]}, series = {Journal of Central South University (Social Science) [ 中南大学学报(社会科学版) ], No. 1 (2005), pp. 19-22.}, journal = {Journal of Central South University (Social Science) [ 中南大学学报(社会科学版) ], No. 1 (2005), pp. 19-22.}, abstract = {Fromm describes authority as a >sign< and >relation< between people in which one perceives another as superior to oneself. He divides authority into public authority and anonymous authority, of which public authority can be divided into rational authority and irrational authority. The anonymous authority is >submissive< and >agreeable<, and it is more powerful than the open authority. In modern capitalist society, people are constantly ruled by the anonymous authority around them. He emphasized the rational exercise of authority in accordance with the principles of >freedom< and >democracy<. [Automatic translation]}, language = {zh} }