Bertrand Russell humanitarian ideals and freedom of thought". Bertrand Russell was born on 18 May 1872 at Ravenscroft, Trellech, Monmouthshire, into an influential and liberal family of the British aristocracy. His parents, Viscount and Viscountess Amberley, were radical for their times. Lord Amberley consented to his wife's affair with their children's tutor, the biologist Douglas Spalding. Both were early advocates of birth control at a time when this was considered scandalous. Lord Amberley was an atheist and his atheism was evident when he asked the philosopher John Stuart Mill to act as Russell's secular godfather. Mill died the year after Russell's birth,
John Dewey referenced or mentioned in this article. A more complete list of his publications may be found at List of publications by John Dewey. See also Dewey's Complete Writings is available in 4 multi-volume sets (38 volumes in all) from Southern Illinois University Press: "The Collected Works of John Dewey: 1882–1953"', "The Correspondence of John Dewey 1871–1952", and "The Lectures of John Dewey" are available online via monographic purchase to academic institutions and via subscription to individuals, and also in TEI format for university servers in the "Past Masters series". (The CD-ROM has been discontinued). John Dewey John Dewey (; October