Wittgensteins Later Theory Of Meaning: Imagination And Calculation Presents A Comprehensive Analysis And Exploration Of The Significance Of Wittgensteins Later Philosophy Of Language For A Theory Of Meaning. Proposing That There Is A Network Of Systematically Connected Insights To Be Found In Wittgensteins Later Writings That Is Of Epistemological Relevance, Renowned Philosopher And Wittgenstein Scholar Hans Julius Schneider Attempts To Free Wittgenstein From His Reputation As An Unsystematic Thinker With Nothing To Offer But Therapy For Individual Cases Of Philosophical Confusion. Schneider Argues His Points By First Summarizing Gottlob Freges Philosophy Of Language, Then Engaging In Close Readings Of A Variety Of Wittgensteins Texts To Explore What He Really Has To Say About Kinds Of Words And Parts Of Speech. Subsequent Chapters Explore And Answer Questions Centered On The Concepts Of Imagination And Projection; Discuss Wittgensteins Struggle With His Older Models Of Linguistic Complexity; And Spell Out The Consequences For The Project Of A Theory Of Meaning. Innovative And Original, Wittgensteins Later Theory Of Meaning Represents An Important And Invaluable Contribution To Wittgenstein Scholarship That Offers Rich New Insights Into One Of The 20Th Centurys Most Influential Philosophers