I have to read the essay "Some Moral Minima" by Lenn Goodman. I have tried to read this a zillion times and I don't know if it's my ADD or what, but I cannot wrap my mind around this unless I sit and look up each word out of the dictionary. Can someone summarize, or help me through this reading? In order to write the paper I am assigned I have to first understand this piece.

Study one paragraph at a time. Look up unfamiliar words and write down their definitions. Write a brief summary of each paragraph.

This will take you a while, but it will help you learn how to comprehend difficult reading material.