NORMATIVE INQUIRY

These are about ‘what ought to be’ and ‘what is good’. These questions identify and also justify the morally desirable norms or standards.

Some of the questions are:

A. How far  engineers are obligated to protect public safety in given situations?

B. When should engineers start whistle blowing on dangerous practices of their employers?

C. Whose values are primary in taking a moral decision, employee, public or govt?

D. Why are engineers obligated to protect public safety?

E. When is govt justified in interfering on such issues and why?