In the eighteenth century, the term public sphere referred to Select one: a. The nobility. B. The urban poor. C. Social and economic elites. D. Government policies. E. The common people.

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5 January, 15:36

In the eighteenth century, the term public sphere referred to Select one: a. The nobility. B. The urban poor. C. Social and economic elites. D. Government policies. E. The common people.

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Vicente Hansen · Answer 1

C. Social and economic elites.

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In an 18th century that sees the incipient phase of burgeois societies' development, as the philosopher Jurgen Habermas argues, the public sphere was formed by the dominat elites and it represented their interests. They were the ones who could debate and participate in the nascent open political dialogue.