Does anyone own "The Moral Landscape"?

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That sounds about right. It appears he just announces morality to be exactly what he says it is, and then hand-waves away all other possibilities (including Hume's guillotine), with next to no explanation. It appears to serve no practical purpose whatsoever, as he covers nothing more nuanced than, "Be nice or kill people". It's a really long-winded way to arrive at a conclusion most people agree with anyway. Moral dilemmas don't seem to be addressed at all.

I think that people put far too much stock into moral dilemmas, as though their existence is indicative of a flaw in a moral system.  All sufficiently complex value systems will necessitate dilemma.  If my entire schema was I like chocolate - I would never have any dilemma at the ice cream isle.  The moment I add just one other flavor...well. 

I was reading a few summaries and some criticism of the book and he does mention that even within his own utilitarian hedonism..there is more than one way to flourish..some of them at odds with each other.  

What problems do you see arising from the is-ought issue?

The dilemmas show that you can't simply "use science" to decide answers. It's a matter of assigning weight to competing outcomes and undesirable but necessary effects.

Well, I think Hume is totally correct that you can't get an "ought" from an "is". Every attempt I've ever seen is circular at best, and applies only to the person attempting the bridge the gap (and anyone who happens to agree with them on every moral issue). There's no universal "ought" available, without simply announcing it as a result of personal or group values.

Is Sam Harris talking about something he knows nothing about again?

Does he refer to brain scans? Or is he reaching further than his own field?

Yes, and yes. From the video, he apparently talks a lot about neuroscience and seems to put an awful lot of stock in it as far as morality goes. This causes a lot of problems which he doesn't seem to address. Due to his consequentialism, the method by which you go about things, and your intent, don't seem to matter.