The difference between a logician, a philosopher, and a public intellectual: irr

The difference between a logician, a philosopher, and a public intellectual: irrelevant, revolutionary, and distributive.

As far as I know, once you have exceeded argument in advancement of action, your work ceases to be relevant for the purpose of action. And you have entered the domain of instrumentation, and left the domain of philosophy.

Public intellectuals obtain attention signals in exchange for framing philosophical innovations for use or misuse by different markets ( constituencies ) seeking argumentative or political power.

Philosophers don’t make money. It’s basic research. The manufacturers of consumer goods using that basic research is what is economically rewarding: public intellectuals.