ABSTRACT
The writings of Ragnar Rommetveit have had a major impact on scholars from several disciplines as well as continents. Instead of being a facile and prolific writer, Rommetveit has always been painstaking and meticulous in producing his writings, several of which have never been published and some of which have been destroyed because they did not live up the standards he set for himself. As is the case for many serious thinkers, there are elements of change and growth, as well as elements of continuity, in Rommetveit's writings. In his most writings and conversations, Rommetveit has focused increasingly on issues having to do with the ethical stances inherent in communication—including those that surface in the study of communication itself. The particular incarnation of the line of reasoning found in Rommetveit's article in this issue of Mind, Culture, and Activity remains very much focused on research in psychology and related disciplines.
