Is Technology Neutral Robert Whelchel Summary
In Robert Whelchel’s Article, “Is Technology Neutral?”, he discusses how the engineering profession needs to address the issues surrounding technologies. He starts of by defining what it means for a technology to be morally neutral. A technology is not neutral in the sense of creating value; it can create good or bad for society. So Whelchel rephrases the question as, “is technology value-free?” In order to assign value to a technology, there must be some value system. However, giving technology value means it has a viewpoint that frames reality according to these values. Technology is becoming more and more intertwined and influential in society and a new manner of viewing it needs to be deployed before a certain restricted viewpoint on technology