I suggest that we make some additional assumptions:
First of all, I think that Vera is correct that the important issues do not need to
be stated in terms of different cultures. They arise within the same
culture whenever people have different fundamental moral principles.
There may be some issues that need to be stated in terms of different
cultures, but they aren't the most important issues for us.
Second, I
agree with Dee that our analysis of the meaning of ethical terms like 'good'
matters here. Let me suggest that we use a definition of 'good' similar to that which David Wong
proposes in his book Moral
Relativity.
Roughly, Wong suggests that "A ought to do X" means
that "Under circumstances C, if A does not do X, A would be
breaking a rule in an applicable moral system."
This is not exactly what Wong says. It is a bit simplified, but it
allows us to speak of moral judgments as true or false in relation to
a set of rules. It also allows
for two conflicting moral judgments to be true at the same time.
For example, the judgment that polygamy is good can be true in
relation to one set of rules and false in relation to another set of
rules.