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We thank Bruce Janz for his discussions with us on interpreting Martin Buber’s account of an I–You relationship, and particularly whether, in Buber’s account, it is possible to have an I–You relationship with technological nature. Of course, any problems in this paper are ours, not Janz’s. This paper is based upon research supported by the National Science Foundation under Grants No. IIS-0102558 and IIS-0325035. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
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Kahn, P.H., Severson, R.L., Ruckert, J.H. (2009). Technological Nature – And the Problem When Good Enough Becomes Good. In: Drenthen, M., Keulartz, F., Proctor, J. (eds) New Visions of Nature. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2611-8_2
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