Posted 05/01/08 American philosophers with a background in virtue ethics will convene this summer at Wesleyan to explore Chinese philosophy. The six-week seminar, titled Traditions into Dialogue: Confucianism and Contemporary Virtue Ethics, will take place July 7 through Aug. 15 at the Mansfield Freeman Center for East Asian Studies. The event is funded by a $128,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, an independent grant-making agency of the U.S. government dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities. Fifteen participants, all doctorates in philosophy, will receive stipends to support their attendance at the seminar.According…