DESCRIPTION: David Corner (1954-2019) was a long-time lecturer in philosophy at California State University, Sacramento, USA. His publications include the book Philosophy of Miracles (Continnuum, 2007). His proposal for a philosophical understanding of miracles was discussed in SPCh in an article by A. Świeżyński, Miracle as a simple act of God. A philosophical proposal by David Corner (2010 / Volume 46 / Number 1 / pp. 93-124). In his article, Corner argues that some or all events that are usually considered miracles can be explained as phenomena subject to statistical laws and therefore susceptible to natural explanation. It could therefore be argued that they boil down to mere coincidences. So is it right (1) to consider such events as caused by God, (2) as divine intervention, (3) as manifestations of divine action? Finally, (4) can their status as miracles be challenged? In response, he concludes that it would not be appropriate to consider them caused by God, but there is nothing to prevent them from being described as manifestations of divine action or divine intervention. With regard to (4), he presents arguments in favour of considering such events miracles, but does not attempt to provide a definitive answer to this question.
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction. 2. Intervention and Statistical Law: A Problem for Miracles. 3. Solution 1: A Causal Account. 4. Problems with the Causal Account. 5. Solution 2: A Non-Causal Account. 6. Conclusion.
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