Four arguments for the elimination of television is a book by jerry mander who argues that many of the problems with television are inherent in the medium and technology itself and thus cannot be reformed mander spent 15 years in the advertising business including five as president and partner of freeman mander gossage san francisco a nationally known advertising agency. Jerry manders arguments for the elimination of television are not easily refutable and thats trouble for me for humanity etc this book is a well reasoned and researched dismantling of television and the tendencies of our culture that paved the road for televisions arrival. Four arguments for eliminating tv this idea of perception and analysis being more than surface facts and cognitive functions carries over to education education is not entirely objective quantifiable and verbal textbook learning is only a small part of our overall education education is not just cerebral it is also sensory and. Four arguments for the elimination of television a total departure from previous writing about television this book is the first ever to advocate that the medium is not reformable its problems are inherent in the technology itself and are so dangerous to personal health and sanity to the environment and to democratic processes that tv . Four arguments for the elimination of television the effects of watching tv in this excerpt from his book author and social analyst jerry mander continues his analysis of the physiological