Habermas believes that democracy depends on a public which is informed, aware, and which debates the issues of the day.

He believes that when people talk and discuss the world, political problems and standings that is when we achieve a strong democracy and beliefs within society.

Habermas states that the development of early modern capitalism brought into being an autonomous arena of public debate.

above all, the emergence of an independent, market based press created a new public engaged in critical political discussion.

public sphere- The public sphere is an area in social life where individuals can come together to freely discuss and identify societal problems, and through that discussion influence political action.

private sphere– The private sphere is the complement or opposite to the public sphere. The private sphere is a certain sector of societal life in which an individual enjoys a degree of authority, unhampered by interventions from governmental or other institutions.